The transfer window is approaching its final week as clubs in the Premier League and across Europe seek to close out deals

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.

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 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.

City also face Arsenal, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest over the coming weeks while an FA Cup fourth round tie with Leyton Orient should see them into a last 16 clash to take place in early March.

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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.

Manchester City's new signing Omar Marmoush has named his favourite artiste during a quick Q&A after joining the Premier League club from Eintracht Frankfurt.

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.

It's been a circuitous route to the top for Omar Marmoush but, at the age of 25, he has finally arrived after a €60m transfer to Manchester City.

Manchester City have signed Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush from Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt on a four-and-a-half-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.

Tottenham Hotspur are also said to have been eyeing Marmoush, and Newcastle United have also been credited with an interest in the Egypt international. Fabrizio Romano has now provided a major update on Marmoush’s future, declaring “here we go” on his move to a Premier League giant.