Overview
- Abdelkarim was Barcelona’s pre-season top scorer with four goals but has logged only four league minutes across the first three La Liga matches.
- Coach Hansi Flick with the sporting department deliberately limited his competitive exposure while the transfer window was open to avoid him becoming a €15m target.
- Citing Thursday’s reports, Barcelona has begun talks with the player’s agent to improve terms and raise the release clause to roughly €150m.
- Journalists say the club also delayed giving him prolonged minutes to avoid triggering appearance and goal fees owed to former club Al Ahly, which could total about €2m in playing‑time payments plus up to €1.5m in goal bonuses.
- For now Barcelona plans to keep him registered with Barcelona Atlètic while he trains with the first team so the club can secure his contract and then decide on a clearer senior role.