Hamza Abdelkarim’s father as rubbished talk that the striker could leave Barcelona in the January transfer window and head to Serie A side Como.
The Egypt international has been with the first-team squad this season but is finding game time hard to come by due to the competition for places.
His situation had led to the rumor mill to claim a move to Cesc Fabregas’s Como could be on the cards, but Mohammed Abdel Karim says he is not thinking about going anywhere.
“What’s being said about Hamza leaving
Barcelona isn’t true, and the rumors about his transfer to Como in Italy are fabricated,” he told Eram News.
There has reportedly been some internal debate at Barcelona over Abdelkarim’s role and whether he should drop down to Barca Atletic to enjoy some more game time.
The striker did actually play 45 minutes for Juliano Belletti’s side in the UEFA Youth League before the international break and was then called into Hansi Flick’s squad later in the day for the game against Aston Villa.
Abdelkarim is now on international duty with Egypt and will be hoping to feature in AFCON qualifiers against Malawi.
