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."

The 25-year-old striker's profile analysed - and a look at how he is likely to fit City manager Pep Guardiola's system

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

Dubbed an "incredible one on one" forward by Sahin, Gittens still has three and a half years left to run on his £48,000 a week deal at Signal Iduna Park, but that has not stopped a queue for his services from forming ahead of a potential summer move.

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.

Reeling from a damaging loss in the Champions League, Manchester City took its spending this week to around $150 million by signing Egypt forward Omar Marmoush on Thursday in a move that provides some belated backup to star striker Erling Haaland.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Eintracht Frankfurt has left out Omar Marmoush and still beaten Borussia ... moved to six points off Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich. Oscar Hojlund made sure of the win ...