The youngest player called up by Hans Flick

It’s clear that Lamine Yamal’s story with Barcelona will be two stories, not just one!

The guy right here is “Abrima Tounkara,” and he’s the youngest player Hans Flick called up for Barcelona’s preseason training—he’s only 16 years old. What’s the deal with this kid?

Tounkara was born in The Gambia, but his family immigrated to Spain. Thanks to his physical build and skill, he immediately joined La Masia in 2021 when he was 11 years old.

Because of his strength, he always played with older age groups and outperformed them!

Today, Tunkara started against Birmingham for the first time under Flick, and imagine—he was the only outlet to relieve the pressure.

He’d drop deep to receive the ball with his back to goal, turn and dribble past an opponent, or sprint past them if he saw space.

Thanks to his terrifying ball control at speed!

Two months ago, Tonkara was the top assist provider at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and just a week ago he scored his first goal for Barcelona’s first team against Europa.

Today he’s putting in an excellent first half—Barcelona is in for the second part of the Lamine Yamal saga.

A report published by *El Mundo Deportivo* is definitely not going to sit well with Barcelona fans!

The report states that Atlético Madrid is rejecting any offers made for Julián Álvarez, and the situation has escalated to the point where they filed a complaint today with FIFA regarding Barcelona’s illegal methods in signing Álvarez.

The player’s entourage is asking him to apologize to Atlético’s management and join the team’s training sessions!

Barcelona is very set on Alvarez and doesn’t want to sign any other striker, but the problem is that they don’t want to increase the offer— They’re offering only 100 million euros and are counting on Álvarez himself to put pressure on Atlético’s management again before he returns to training on August 10!

If Barcelona fails to close this deal, it will be a major problem because signings like Gordon and Ademi will only succeed if they have a striker like Alvarez who can create space for them and finish the attack—that’s their strength. Without a striker, these signings won’t live up to expectations!

Hamza Abdelkarim is keeping a close eye on the situation right now Barcelona.

Barcelona coach Hans Flick praised Hamza Abdelkarim after the Barcelona-Birmingham match and had this to say about him

“It’s clear that Hamza Abdelkarim has great potential. The most important thing for me is that everyone shows their quality on the field and makes the most of what they have. It’s a pleasure to work with these players.”

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