Omar Marmouche has completed his transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt to Manchester City.

sky sports news It is understood that City have paid a fee of £59 million (€70 million), plus a further £4.2 million (€5 million) in bonuses.

The Egypt international has scored 15 goals in 17 appearances for the Bundesliga side this season, becoming City's third January transfer signing after Vitor Reis and Abdelkodir Kusanov players.

Mamouch joined Frankfurt on a free transfer from Wolfsburg in July 2023 and only played for 18 months.

Malmouche, who can feature in the front three, was left out of Eintracht Frankfurt's side that beat Borussia Dortmund on Friday night, with the German club confirming they are "in talks with another club regarding a transfer".

Ahead of the win, Germany's sporting director Markus Kroche said it was "very likely" that Malmouche would leave the club.

"I've said it often before, we're in discussions with the clubs," Croche said. "Finally, it's Manchester City, we've been in close contact with them for a day or two."

He added that a move to Manchester City presents Mamouch with a "huge opportunity".

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How Mamouch became elite and why Manchester City want him

Adam Bate, Sky Sports:

Omar Marmouche has emerged as another superstar striker in Egypt. No player in the Bundesliga has been involved in more goals than the Eintracht Frankfurt man, not even Harry Kane.

At almost 26 years old, this is an amazing amount of growth. As recently as 2022, Mamouche was loaned to struggling Stuttgart by his then parent team Wolfsburg. His luck has improved significantly at Frankfurt, a club that has become experts at operating the market.

Speaking to Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director Markus Kroche earlier this season, he was as optimistic as ever about the prospect of the club losing its superstar. "Selling players is part of my job. I'm not sentimental about it. It's business," he told reporters sky sports.

"I try to think about the players. They want titles. They want to play in the Premier League or the Champions League. It's a normal process. One day the player develops faster than the club and then it's not okay for us to let him go and hinder their development. good.

"That's what I tell all the players. If you develop faster than we develop as a club and I get the money I expect, I'll let you go. That's why so many young talents like to come to Frankfurt because We know what we have to do to develop them."

But even by Frankfurt's high standards, Malmouche's example is extreme. He arrived on a free transfer from Wolfsburg in the summer of 2023 and has become one of the best players in the Bundesliga, a versatile forward who can compete with the best players in Europe.

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