{"id":21126,"date":"2026-01-20T23:05:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/barcelona-could-surprise-everyone-by-signing-egyptian-new-salah\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T23:05:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:05:23","slug":"barcelona-could-surprise-everyone-by-signing-egyptian-new-salah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/20\/barcelona-could-surprise-everyone-by-signing-egyptian-new-salah\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona could surprise everyone by signing Egyptian &#8216;new Salah&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Hamza Abdelkarim is an 18-year-old, 1.82 m tall Egyptian forward who plays for Al-Ahly SC (debuted in January 2025) and is known as the &#8220;new Salah&#8221; in Egypt, and is close to signing with FC Barcelona.<span\/><\/p>\n<p>Egyptian journalist Saeed Nabawi has reported that Hamza Abdelkarim and Al Ahly SC have agreed to extend his contract for another season before signing with Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Ramin Yamal&#8217;s father goes full &#8216;gangster rapper&#8217; with hilarious lip-sync video<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" src=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20\/696f2fba3527a.png\" alt=\"Barcelona could surprise everyone by signing Egyptian 'new Salah'\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The African footballer will replace Mamadou Mbacke, who has finalized a move to MLS side St. Louis City.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1172\" height=\"1118\" class=\"ue-c-article__image lazyload\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/objetos.estaticos-marca.com\/assets\/multimedia\/imagenes\/2026\/01\/20\/17689178154668.jpg\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Barcelona will offer Hamza Abdelkarim a \u20ac1.5 million buy option<\/h2>\n<p>Barcelona, \u200b\u200bwho have their sights set on Hamza for the Under-17 World Cup and the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, have an option of \u20ac1.5 million plus \u20ac5 million variable for the pearl of Egyptian football.<\/p>\n<p>Al Ahly SC will extend the contract of Hamza Abdelkarim (2008) for another season, ensuring control of the striker even if Barcelona do not exercise their purchase option.<\/p>\n<p>This strategy put Barcelona ahead of teams such as Bayern Munich, Olympique Lyonnais and AC Milan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/barcelona\/2026\/01\/20\/696f897722601def488b45bd.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamza Abdelkarim is an 18-year-old, 1.82 m tall Egyptian forward who plays for Al-Ahly SC (debuted in January 2025) and is known as the &#8220;new Salah&#8221; in Egypt, and is close to signing with FC Barcelona. 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