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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."
Manchester City has taken its spending this week to around $150 million by signing Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt in a move that provides some belated back-up to star striker Erling Haaland.
Manchester City have completed the signing of Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt, the Premier League club have announced. The 25-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the champions after moving in a deal understood to be worth £59.1million plus a potential further £4.2million in add-ons.
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