Tottenham Hotspur have reached a verbal agreement with Manchester City to sign Egypt international forward Omar Marmoush, completing a stunning double raid on the champions that also includes Brazilian winger Savinho — a combined package worth in excess of £135 million.
The Deal Breakdown
- Player: Omar Marmoush, 27, Egypt international forward
- Structure: Initial season-long loan with a £50 million buy option that becomes mandatory if certain performance conditions are met
- Timeline: Marmoush has already given the green light, with travel and medical scheduled for Monday
- Contract: Five-year deal on the table, running through 2031
The move forms one half of a genuinely stunning "double raid" — Tottenham have also agreed an £85 million deal to sign winger Savinho from City, with £75m paid upfront and £10m in potential add-ons. Combined, the two deals represent a significant statement of ambition from North London.
Manchester City Take a Financial Hit
The numbers behind this deal carry an interesting twist for City. The club originally signed Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt for around €75m (£59m) back in January 2025. By agreeing to a future fee of just £50m, City are effectively taking a loss on the Egyptian — a rare outcome for a club not typically associated with selling at a discount, but one that reflects how far down the pecking order Marmoush had slipped.
Why Marmoush Is Leaving City
Despite a promising start following his January 2025 arrival, Marmoush struggled to secure consistent playing time at the Etihad — largely due to Erling Haaland's dominance of the central striker role. His situation only worsened under new manager Enzo Maresca, culminating in Marmoush spending City's entire opening match of the season against Bournemouth on the bench without featuring at all.
With regular football clearly out of reach in Manchester, a move elsewhere became the obvious next step — and Tottenham moved decisively to secure his signature.
De Zerbi's Attacking Rebuild — Catalysed by Brentford Humiliation
Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi has been desperate for attacking reinforcements all summer, but the urgency behind this move intensified dramatically following Spurs' humiliating 3-0 opening-day defeat to Brentford — a result that exposed glaring gaps in the squad's firepower and forced the club's hand in the market.
Marmoush and Savinho arriving together gives De Zerbi two genuine attacking upgrades in the space of days, adding to a summer that has already seen Tottenham spend £229.5 million on Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke — pushing the club's total summer outlay well past £360 million once both new arrivals are finalised.
What Happens Next
Marmoush is set to travel to London on Monday to complete his medical and finalise the move. Once confirmed alongside Savinho's arrival, the pressure will be firmly on De Zerbi to turn Tottenham's spending power into results — starting with erasing the memory of that opening-day capitulation at Brentford.
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