Transfer to Man City before the end
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The big stage belonged to Omar Marmoush, probably for the last time. The star striker, who is expected to leave Eintracht Frankfurt for Manchester City in the coming days, was warmly applauded by fans. Marmoush didn’t play again in the convincing 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund – the 25-year-old Egyptian was still the big talk on Friday night.
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Because: Marmoush moves to the Premier League, champions Man City and coach Pep Guardiola are apparently ready to pay a transfer fee of up to 80 million euros, including bonuses. Thus, the striker with 15 goals this season received a big farewell in civilian clothes, which was given to him not only by the supporters but also by all his teammates behind him. “Omar should get the best goodbye ever. He’s a great guy and he fully deserves it,” said goalscorer Oscar Højlund after the emotional scenes in front of the Frankfurter Curve. After Sébastien Haller, Luka Jovic and Randal Kolo Muani, Marmoush becomes the fourth striker to leave the Hessian Bundesliga club in the recent past for a huge transfer fee. Unlike Kolo Muani, who went on strike in the summer of 2023 before joining Paris Saint-Germain, Eintracht and Marmoush part ways with positive feelings.
“It was an incredible moment, even in the locker room. He’s a great spirit. Everyone appreciates it from the bottom of their hearts and everyone understands. We wish him the best if it comes true, » said coach Dino Toppmöller. The Hessians only brought Marmoush a year and a half ago in a free transfer from VfL Wolfsburg, and an official announcement from transfer to Manchester is expected this weekend.
Eintracht confirmed on Friday evening that the club was in talks with another club and therefore Marmoush would not be in the squad against BVB. “The probability that he leaves us is very high,” said sports director Markus Krösche on the sidelines of the match against Dortmund on the streaming service “DAZN” and added: “At the end of the day, it’s Manchester City, with whom we have been in close contact for a day or two. It could be that he leaves us for Manchester City (…) We are talking about Manchester City. a big step for him, a huge opportunity We have always said that if a player develops faster than us as a club, we will give him the opportunity to take the next step.