“Bureaucracy” hinders Hamza Abdel Karim’s debut with Barcelona

The Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” reported that the procedures for registering Hamza Abdel Karim as a player in Barcelona’s reserve ranks are proceeding slowly. She explained that Hamza Abdel Karim is currently in Egypt in order to speed up bureaucratic procedures.

Once he obtains a work permit, he may start playing his first minutes with the U-19 youth team, according to the report.

The report pointed out that the slow progress of Hamza Abdel Karim’s registration file demonstrates the difficulty of determining an accurate date for his first appearance in the matches.

There are two precedents within Barcelona’s reserve for the same situation, as both Mamadou Mbaki and Michael Fay returned to their countries after their arrival in Barcelona in order to speed up the bureaucratic procedures.

If the Egyptian striker obtains a work permit, he will start getting minutes with the U-19 youth team to gain readiness.

At that time, registering him as a player in the youth team will be easier than registering him with Barcelona Athletic at the present time, according to the report.

In early February, Barcelona announced the inclusion of Hamza Abdel Karim, coming from Al-Ahly of Egypt, on loan until the end of the season.

Hamza is supposed to start his career with the Catalan club with the reserve team, which supplies the first team with players.