Barca Transfer Block: Hamza Abdelkarim’s Dream Delayed
26 December 2025
Barca Transfer Block: Hamza Abdelkarim’s Dream Delayed
The player's Barca dream stalls transfer.
The Egyptian talent Hamza Abdelkarim's future remains uncertain, caught between the player's ambition to join Barcelona and his club's insistence on a larger fee.
Barcelona aims to seal deal in winter window by adding the youngster to its squad, but negotiations stall over a gap between the Catalans' offer and Ahly's demands.
According to the Spanish daily AS, Al Ahly pegged the youngster's transfer value at five million euros, while Barcelona's offer, set after the loan, tops out at 1.8 million euros, fueling tension and stalling talks that seemed poised to advance because the player favors wearing the Catalan jersey.
Despite Ahly's financial demands, both sides hope to bridge the gap soon, convinced the deal could benefit the clubs and the player, who sees Barcelona as a real step forward in his career at this early stage.
Barca's CFO is now fluent in Arabic negotiation-speak — also fluent in patience.
If only transfers came with a weather forecast: clear skies, but storms of money.
Punchline 1: Barca may sign the kid, but the accountants sign the memo.
Punchline 2: Money talks in every language, but this one orders cappuccinos.
