Tottenham agree loan for Man City's Marmoush

Tottenham have agreed a loan deal to sign Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush, with an obligation to make the deal permanent for £60m next summer.

The 27-year-old Egypt international follows Savio from City to Spurs after the north London club signed the Brazilian for an initial fee of £75m on Tuesday.

Marmoush joined City from Eintracht Frankfurt for £59m last January but had to play second fiddle to Erling Haaland for much of his time at Etihad Stadium.

He was a second-half substitute in City's 3-0 Community Shield defeat by Arsenal and then an unused substitute in their Premier League opener on Saturday, a 2-1 home win over Bournemouth.

Spurs have already spent more than £312m this summer on transfers.

They have signed Mateus Fernandes from West Ham, Sandro Tonali from Newcastle and Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton, while defenders Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson, and goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, have arrived on free transfers.


What would Marmoush give Spurs?

Marmoush scored 16 goals in 62 appearances in all competitions for City following his move from Frankfurt.

Eight of those came in 36 appearances in 2025-26, but his Premier League involvement fell considerably.

He started only eight league games and played around 700 minutes, fewer than he managed after joining midway through the prior campaign.

His league return was three goals and three assists, with his 3.53 expected goals figure close to his actual scoring output. The issue was therefore not simply finishing.

Marmoush found himself competing for minutes in a side built around Haaland, while City further strengthened their attacking options.

Spurs forward Dominic Solanke has endured injury problems over the past 18 months, while team-mate Richarlison has entered the final year of his contract.

Marmoush is primarily a number nine, but he has rarely been confined to one role across the front line.

At Frankfurt he was used predominantly through the middle but also appeared as a second striker and from the left. City have followed a similar pattern, using him mainly as a central attacker while also deploying him from the flank and just behind another forward.

That flexibility could suit Spurs manager Roberto de Zerbi. His teams have often relied on forwards changing positions, dropping towards the ball and then attacking the space created when opponents are drawn out. Marmoush is comfortable doing both.

-BBC