According to Mundo Deportivo, Abdelkarim is waiting to obtain the work permit that will allow him to play for Barça Atletic. From the offices at the Ciutat Esportiva, it is stated that there is no exact forecast as to when the approval will be received. For now, he has already taken part in several training sessions since his arrival was announced on 1 February. However, the bureaucratic process continues at its own pace.
According to SPORT, Espart's recovery has gone according to plan, and the young right-back is close to making a full return. Indeed, there have been no setbacks in his rehabilitation, and the teenager returned to training this week with Barça Atletic. For now, he is training partially on an individual basis, but the idea is that by next week, he will be ready to be included in Juliano Belletti's squad.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Flick also called up Mamadou Mbacke from Barça Atletic to take part in training ahead of the match against Elche. Due to the absence of Andreas Christensen and the condition of Pau Cubarsi, who did not train with the group earlier in the week, Flick decided to include the 22-year-old Mbacke in preparations. The Senegalese centre-back started the season with an injury and missed a few matches before returning and starting three games in a row.