Meet Omar Marmoush, Man City target and Frankfurt hotshot who had to apologise for ‘disrespectful’ act vs parent club
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MANCHESTER CITY are closing in on the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush. The 25-year-old, who is rated north of £60million, was forced to apologise for a seemingly 'disrespectful' act against old parent club Wolfsburg. Here SunSport’s biggest Bundesliga fan Phil Bryant tells us if the Egypt star is worth the money and where he will fit in under Pep.
![[Heidenheim, Germany - December 1: Omar Marmoush of Eintracht Frankfurt celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Bundesliga match between 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 and Eintracht Frankfurt at Voith Arena on December 1, 2024 in Heidenheim, Germany. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/541_FCHSGE20241201_008JPG-JS963498924.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Marmoush has no shortage of confidence. Probably the incident he’s most famous for in Germany is his Panenka penalty while playing on loan for Stuttgart against his parent club Wolfsburg in December 2021. Stuttgart were leading 2-0 (Marmoush had an assist) when they were awarded a penalty.
![[FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 30: Omar Marmoush of Eintracht Frankfurt wears a mask as he celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the DFB-Pokal match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Mönchengladbach at Deutsche Bank Park on October 30, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images)]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cb2_2284_j66tvc4d-JS963498677.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
But Marmoush tried a Panenka and hit the bar. He was actually booed by the Wolfsburg fans for missing the spot-kick against them. They accused him of disrespecting his parent club and he had to apologise. At the time Marmoush said: “I am sorry for the way I kicked the penalty that may cause wrong impression to the supporters.
![[MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 11: Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City, looks on prior to the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Manchester City and Salford City at Etihad Stadium on January 11, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Joe Prior/Visionhaus via Getty Images)]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GETTY_Manchester-City-v-Salford-City-Emirates-FA-Cup-Third-Round_SPO_GYI2193466303jpg-JS963116364.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
“I tried to secure the victory for my team while shooting the penalty kick. I always respect the opponents, especially Wolfsburg whom I appreciate a lot.”. Marmoush then went back to Wolfsburg in the summer and scored against Stuttgart the next season!.
![[Omar Marmoush's 2024-25 Eintracht Frankfurt season statistics.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-sun-22-23-transfer-auto-40db1a34-55e6-4247-9bdd-f74d2eae1996.png?strip=all&w=960)
He’s having the season of his life - 14 goals and 7 assists in the Bundesliga currently and 19 goals and 9 assists in all comps. He bagged the only goal of the game against FC St. Pauli on Saturday as City chase his signature to replace Julian Alvarez.
![[HAMBURG, GERMANY - JANUARY 11: Omar Marmoush of Frankfurt in action during the Bundesliga match between FC St. Pauli 1910 and Eintracht Frankfurt at Millerntor Stadium on January 11, 2025 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/GETTY_FC-St-Pauli-1910-v-Eintracht-Frankfurt-Bundesliga_SPO_GYI2193460412jpg-JS963104296.jpg?strip=all&w=663)
