Barcelona manager Hansi Flick raised concerns about new signing Karim Adeyemi after a debut against Birmingham City that was “not that good,” at the same time as revealing Marcus Rashford is already being “missed.” Adeyemi played the first 45 minutes against Birmingham, with the match ending 2–2 after both teams scored once in either half. But where teenage Egyptian forward Hamza Abdelkarim made the most of his opportunity with both Barcelona goals, Adeyemi has work to do. Playing eight days after he officially signed from Borussia Dortmund, Adeyemi is still in the very early stages of preseason. Karim Adeyemi started against Birmingham City.