Barcelona plan to increase Hamza Abdelkarim's release clause to 150 million euros

Barcelona officials have initiated contract negotiations with the representative of 18-year-old attacker Hamza Abdelkarim. The club seeks to raise the player's release clause from the current 15 million euros to 150 million euros. This development follows the forward's permanent transfer to the club during the summer after an initial loan stint from Al Ahly. Manager Hansi Flick integrated the attacker into the first-team squad for pre-season training, where the player recorded several goals in friendly matches. The forward subsequently made his La Liga debut in a match against Rayo Vallecano. Barcelona held a meeting with agent Christian Emile to begin discussing the terms of the new agreement.

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