{"id":"1794654160689-sports-segment","slug":"barcelona-starlet-s-camp-denies-como-move","title":"Barcelona Starlet's Camp Denies Como Move","summary":"Barcelona's 18-year-old Egyptian forward Hamza Abdelkarim is the subject of January transfer rumors to Serie A's Como, coached by Cesc Fàbregas. His camp/father denied any negotiations, calling the Como reports “fabricated.” Abdelkarim signed from Al Ahly, originally on loan in January 2026, then permanently in summer 2026 for €1.5m plus add-ons. He has a contract to 2030 with a €150m release clause and has played only 12 senior minutes this season.\n\nLimited playing time behind Raphinha and Gabriel Jesus, plus competition in Hansi Flick's first team, has fueled loan/sale speculation. Barcelona's staff view him as a future striker, but there is internal debate over whether he should drop to Barca Atlètic for regular minutes.\n\nHamza Abdelkarim's father/camp publicly denied any January talks with Como, calling the reports “fabricated,” and said he has no intention of leaving Barcelona. Abdelkarim has only 12 senior minutes this season despite scoring four pre-season goals.\n\nOn November 11, 1990, Derrick Thomas set the NFL single-game record with seven sacks of Seattle QB Dave Krieg. On the game's final play, Krieg escaped a would-be eighth sack and threw a TD to Paul Skansi for a 17-16 Seahawks win at Arrowhead.","publishedAt":"2026-11-14T11:02:40.689Z","channel":{"id":"sports","name":"Oncast Sports","language":"en"},"show":"Morning Brief","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Hamza Abdelkarim's father/camp publicly denied any January talks with Como, calling the reports “fabricated,” and said he has no intention of leaving Barcelona. Abdelkarim has only 12 senior minutes this season despite scoring four pre-season goals.\nSource: [barcablaugranes.com](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/fc-barcelona-transfer-rumors-news/137925/hamza-abdelkarims-father-como-transfer-talk), [dailysports.net](h (https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2121550709032186250)\n\nTRUE: On November 11, 1990, Derrick Thomas set the NFL single-game record with seven sacks of Seattle QB Dave Krieg. On the game's final play, Krieg escaped a would-be eighth sack and threw a TD to Paul Skansi for a 17-16 Seahawks win at Arrowhead.\nSource: Pro Football Hall of Fame / NFL.com NAMES: Derrick Thomas = Hall of Fame Chiefs linebacker; Dave Krieg = Seahawks QB. POST 2120528208697213130: NOCLAIM (https://x.com/KevG163/status/2120679474698072255)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Hamza Abdelkarim's father/camp publicly denied any January talks with Como, calling the reports “fabricated,” and said he has no intention of leaving Barcelona. Abdelkarim has only 12 senior minutes this season despite scoring four pre-season goals.","sourceName":"[barcablaugranes.com](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/fc-barcelona-transfer-rumors-news/137925/hamza-abdelkarims-father-como-transfer-talk), [dailysports.net](h","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2121550709032186250","claim":"🚨🔵🔴 Hamza Abdelkarim’s camp denies any negotiation with Como; no intention to leave Barcelona in January. https://t.co/5zLOniy91j","author":"Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"On November 11, 1990, Derrick Thomas set the NFL single-game record with seven sacks of Seattle QB Dave Krieg. On the game's final play, Krieg escaped a would-be eighth sack and threw a TD to Paul Skansi for a 17-16 Seahawks win at Arrowhead.","sourceName":"Pro Football Hall of Fame / NFL.com NAMES: Derrick Thomas = Hall of Fame Chiefs linebacker; Dave Krieg = Seahawks QB. POST 2120528208697213130: NOCLAIM","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/KevG163/status/2120679474698072255","claim":"November 11, 1990 Chiefs legend Derrick Thomas sacks Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg an NFL record seven times. On the game's final play, however, Krieg eludes a potential eighth sack by Thomas and hits Paul Skansi for a touchdown to win it for Seattle at Arrowhead, 17-16. https:","author":"Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2121550709032186250","name":"[barcablaugranes.com](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/fc-barcelona-transfer-rumors-news/137925/hamza-abdelkarims-father-como-transfer-talk), [dailysports.net](h","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano)"},{"url":"https://x.com/KevG163/status/2120679474698072255","name":"Pro Football Hall of Fame / NFL.com NAMES: Derrick Thomas = Hall of Fame Chiefs linebacker; Dave Krieg = Seahawks QB. POST 2120528208697213130: NOCLAIM","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Kevin Gallagher (@KevG163)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794654160689-sports-segment-barcelona-starlet-s-camp-denies-como-move","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/sports","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794654160689-sports-segment-barcelona-starlet-s-camp-denies-como-move","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794654160689-sports-segment-barcelona-starlet-s-camp-denies-como-move and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Liam","text":"Good morning, Saturday. I'm Liam."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And I'm Marcus. Big one off the top."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Reports say Barcelona's 18-year-old forward Hamza Abdelkarim is going nowhere in January."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"His camp calls the Como reports fabricated. Flat denial."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And I get it, but the kid has played twelve senior minutes this season."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Twelve minutes. That's why Como, coached by Cesc Fàbregas, was sniffing around."},{"host":"Liam","text":"So maybe a loan actually helps him? Better than sitting behind Raphinha and Gabriel Jesus."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"No, Barca sees him as a future striker. You don't ship that away."},{"host":"Liam","text":"You develop it with minutes, not a one hundred fifty million release clause and a bench jacket."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That clause is absurd. And his dad says the family trusts Barca's project."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Trust is great. Minutes are better."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"They signed him from Al Ahly, contract through 2030. That's not a loan project."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Then put him in Barca Atlètic if he isn't breaking through. Just don't waste the talent."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"I'll take that over a January exit. We'll see what the window actually brings."},{"host":"Liam","text":"He's 18, behind two internationals. How is sitting helping him?"},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Training with them every day. That's development too."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Training isn't match sharpness. You know that."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"The family trusts the project. Maybe they know more than we do."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Kevin Gallagher posted the anniversary — on this day in 1990, Derrick Thomas sacked Dave Krieg seven times."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Seven sacks in one game. Hall of Famer."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"And the Chiefs still lost. Final play, Krieg escapes an eighth sack and throws the winning touchdown."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Hold on—Thomas had him for an eighth? That would've been the greatest defensive day ever."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Seattle won seventeen-sixteen at Arrowhead. Record books remember the sacks."},{"host":"Liam","text":"And Seahawks fans remember the touchdown."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"One of the cruelest endings in NFL history."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The final throw is the only one anyone remembers from Krieg that day."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"That's what makes it great. Seven sacks and he still got beat."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Different sport, different argument. John Frascella put out NFL quarterback power rankings."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Let me guess—Mahomes is too low."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Fourth. Behind Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, and Jordan Love."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Jordan Love above Patrick Mahomes? Come on."},{"host":"Liam","text":"It's for this week, not careers. Love has been on fire."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Mahomes is still Mahomes. The clutch gene doesn't disappear."},{"host":"Liam","text":"The ranking is about current play, not a lifetime achievement award."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"You put Mahomes fourth, you're just chasing clicks."},{"host":"Liam","text":"Allen, Burrow, and Love are playing out of their minds right now. Purdy's fifth."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Fine—Allen I'll give you. Burrow maybe. Love? No."},{"host":"Liam","text":"This is why they don't let you vote."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Quick hit from Formula One: there's a claim that Kimi, Max, and Lando each won one of the last three Grands Prix."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's a three-way fight if it holds."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Official account's hyping it. The sequence still needs checking."},{"host":"Liam","text":"If that sequence is real, Antonelli's already arrived."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Max won't hand anything over. That's the fun."},{"host":"Liam","text":"That's the morning brief."},{"host":"Marcus","text":"Back after the break."}]}