Omar Marmoush: Why Man City and Europe's elite are queuing up to sign Eintracht Frankfurt's £50m-rated 'new Mohamed Salah' who is battling Harry Kane for the Bundesliga Golden Boot

For the first time in a long, long time, Manchester City are in the midst of a crisis season. Whatever cycle they had going on up at the Etihad Stadium has ended and they are desperately in need of some new talent for Pep Guardiola to work with.

Their only reliable goal-scorer this term has been Erling Haaland, and even then he's been wildly out of form since telling Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to "stay humble". The likes of Jack Grealish and Phil Foden aren't holding up their end of the bargain when it comes to finding the net, and City need reinforcements if they're to salvage something from this campaign.

That brings us to the world's newest sensation, Omar Marmoush of Eintracht Frankfurt. The Egypt international has been a well-respected Bundesliga attacker for a while now, but his 2024 form saw him enter a different conversation altogether.

City aren't the only side linked with a move for Marmoush, as Liverpool have long been reported as an alternative destination, either as a replacement to or to be a partner for countryman Mohamed Salah, while Arsenal and Manchester United were linked with moves over the autumn too. Wherever he does wind up next, Marmoush will instantly become a star attraction.

Eintracht are said to value Marmoush anywhere between €40-60 million (£33-50m/$41-63m), and in today's market, you could still probably find a way to flip him for profit if a move didn't work out as intended.

But there's little reason to think Marmoush won't be a success over the next few seasons, particularly with his peak years still ahead of him. GOAL has done some digging into the forward's rise: