{"id":81705,"date":"2026-09-06T18:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/81705\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T18:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:46:13","slug":"after-ferran-torres-luis-enrique-sets-sights-on-another-barcelona-star-as-psg-weigh-up-full-buyout-clause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/81705\/","title":{"rendered":"After Ferran Torres, Luis Enrique sets sights on another Barcelona star as PSG weigh up full buyout clause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Barcelona are facing another contract dilemma involving one of their young talents, with Paris Saint-Germain ready to test their resolve over Hamza Abdelkarim.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old Egyptian striker has emerged as a target for PSG, with Luis Enrique particularly convinced by what he has seen from the youngster.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona are already working to secure Abdelkarim\u2019s future, but PSG\u2019s interest could make those negotiations considerably more complicated.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2292412174-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"FC Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano - LaLiga EA Sports\" \/>Photo by David Ramirez\/Soccrates\/Getty ImagesBarcelona working to prevent PSG from signing Abdelkarim<\/p>\n<p>Joan Laporta and Deco have already opened discussions with Abdelkarim\u2019s agent, with talks having been ongoing for a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s intention is to reach an agreement quickly and announce the striker\u2019s renewal this month.<\/p>\n<p>The club\u2019s urgency is understandable given the release clause currently included in Abdelkarim\u2019s contract.<\/p>\n<p>The figure stands at just \u20ac15 million, a valuation PSG would have no problem meeting. The French club also have the financial strength to offer Abdelkarim a considerably higher salary than Barcelona can afford.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves Barcelona with a difficult task as they attempt to convince the youngster to commit his long-term future to the club before his value increases further.<\/p>\n<p>PSG\u2019s interest is being driven by Luis Enrique, who has already advised Nasser Al-Khela\u00effi to keep a close eye on Abdelkarim.<\/p>\n<p>The French club\u2019s head coach has been impressed by the striker\u2019s performances in pre-season and believes he has the qualities needed to become one of the best players in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Abdelkarim has only featured for a few minutes in official football so far, including an appearance against Rayo Vallecano.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that limited experience, Luis Enrique is already convinced about his potential and sees him developing into one of the best No. 9s of the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>The PSG boss reportedly believes Abdelkarim can reach the level of elite strikers such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robert Lewandowski, Edinson Cavani and Erling Haaland.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona therefore have a clear objective: complete Abdelkarim\u2019s renewal before PSG can take advantage of his \u20ac15 million release clause.<\/p>\n<p>However according to \u2018Le Parisien\u2019, PSG are reportedly determined to prevent that from happening and are targeting a January move for the Egyptian.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Barcelona are facing another contract dilemma involving one of their young talents, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":81706,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,9303,1025,7052,1498],"class_list":["post-81705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-hamza-abdelkarim","tag-joan-laporta","tag-luis-enrique","tag-psg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81705"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81705\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}