"My goodness, Hamza, the Egyptian from Barça, at the World Cup," he wrote in the WhatsApp group of Huesca's U19 A team when he found out the news. "Bullshit," replied a teammate. "He's a physical prodigy," assures Jordan Lawson Farrona (Mérida, 2007) now. Hamza Abdelkarim (2008) arrived at Barça's U19 team on loan in the winter market, and the club has already exercised the purchase option for one and a half million. On March 8, he debuted with a goal against Huesca, and last Monday he made his World Cup debut at just 18 years old. He is one of the five youngest players in the competition and one of the main prospects. In nine months, he has gone from the U17 World Cup to the senior World Cup, and Barça and Hansi Flick are already rubbing their hands together for the present and future of the newtalent from the city of Cairo.