Egyptian star Omar Marmoush completed his move to Manchester City from Eintracht Frankfurt, in a major deal estimated at 75 million euros fixed, and another 5 million in variables.
A record deal that is very justified by the English club, as Marmoush contributed 34 goals with Frankfurt in the first half of the season in all tournaments, so he is the hope to solve the offensive crisis in Pep Guardiola’s squad.
Given the value of the major deal, many questions have been raised about Marmoush’s ranking among the most expensive deals in the history of Arab and African players, as well as among the deals made by Manchester City in general.
What is the most expensive deal in the history of African players?
Omar Marmoush has become the second most expensive deal in the history of African players throughout history.
Nicolas Pepe from Lille to Arsenal in 2019 is the most expensive deal at 80 million euros fixed with some variables.
The Egyptian comes in second place, followed by Victor Osimhen’s transfer from Lille to Napoli for 77.06 million euros in 2020.
What is the most expensive deal in the history of Arab players?
Marmoush has become the most expensive Arab player in history ever.
Previously, Achraf Hakimi held the first place when he moved from Inter to Paris Saint-Germain for nearly 70 million euros, but now the Egyptian is in undisputed lead.
It is noteworthy that Mohamed Salah moved from Roma to Liverpool in 2017 for only 42 million euros.
What is the most expensive deal in Manchester City’s history?
Jack Grealish’s transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester City remains the most expensive ever in the history of Pep Guardiola’s squad.
At that time, City paid 117.5 million euros to acquire the player who is currently facing widespread criticism for not scoring any goals throughout the past year.
Overall, Marmoush is City’s fourth-biggest signing in history, after Grealish, Josko Gvardiol (€90m) and Kevin De Bruyne (€76m) – excluding variables.
