The exciting Egyptian forward is now a Manchester City player – and here’s 10 things you should know about our new

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."

His balance, pace and directness - along with a killer instinct in front of goal - have drawn natural comparisons with his international team-mate Mo Salah. The Liverpool star has been the poster boy for Egyptian football and his exploits in the Premier League have elevated him to one of the best in world football.

Marmoush's goal tally included four braces, against Wolfsburg, Holstein Kiel, Bayern Munich and Heidenheim. His final two appearances for the German side featured two goals and an asisst, helping lift the club to third in the table at the time of his departure.

Omar Marmoush had been talked up as a potential Liverpool signing in a future window. Now, however, that eventuality looks set to be completely extinguished as Premier League rivals Manchester City make their move.

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.

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.

SPORT will bring you all the latest transfer football news and major talking points from the Premier League and beyond. Manchester City have announced the signing of Omar Marmoush, while Kyle

Liverpool were linked with Omar Marmoush in the lead up to the January transfer window, but he's now signed for Premier League rivals Manchester City.

The Egyptian has been confirmed as a Manchester City player, but at one stage that didn't look likely as Liverpool was heavily linked with a move for Mohamed Salah's international team-mate.