Giggs, then an analyst for Uefa, saw Marmoush at an under-17s tournament in Dubai and told an agent about him, who alerted Pierre Littbarski, head of scouting at Wolfsburg. "Marmoush was really fast at that time, took a lot of risks, was technically strong and did some surprising things." Littbarski said later. "He was an uncut diamond."
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Omar Marmoush set to sign for Manchester City after deal agreed between the Premier League side and Eintracht Frankfurt; Marmoush is the Bundesligas second top scorer with 15 goals so far this season,
Manchester City will have more options for their Champions League play-off against either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich.
Manchester City have bolstered their attacking options by signing Egyptian forward Omar Marmous h from Eintracht Frankfurt for a fee in the region of €70million (£59m) to €75m, plus bonuses.
Manchester City's new signing Omar Marmoush, described as a 'golden boy' by Mohamed Salah, will be hoping to carve out a career as successful as his Egypt teammate - albeit in his own way - after completing a move to the Premier League.
Eintracht Frankfurt has left out Omar Marmoush and still beaten Borussia Dortmund 2-0 to heap more pressure on Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin in the Bundesliga
Manchester City have completed the signing of Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt, while captain Kyle Walker is set to join AC Milan on loan for the remainder of the season.
Egypt forward Omar Marmoush, the second highest scorer in the Bundesliga this season, has agreed a contract until 2029.
Manchester City has just made a power move, signing 25-year-old Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt for a whopping €70M, with potential add-ons
Manchester City secure Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt for £59m. Marmoush signs until 2029.
Adam Hlozek scored in stoppage time for Hoffenheim to end Eintracht Frankfurt’s winning run with a 2-2 draw in the Bundesliga on Sunday. It was Frankfurt’s first game since top-scorer Omar Marmoush left for Manchester City and it looked like Hugo Ekitiké had filled the gap with two goals for the visitors.