Barcelona’s offer is a short-term deal for the rest of this campaign, with a purchase option that could be triggered in the summer. The fear from Al Ahly’s side is that Barcelona don’t trigger this option and Abdelkarim returns in six months with only a year remaining on his current deal, ending in 2027.

Barcelona claimed a record 16th Spanish Super Cup title by defeating Real Madrid 3-2 in the second Clasico of the season in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphinha scored twice, while Robert Lewandowski also found the net,