Omar Marmoush arrived at Manchester City with real momentum behind him — one of European football's form forwards, snapped up mid-season with the kind of fanfare that suggested he'd be central to whatever Pep Guardiola was building next. Now, according to Football Insider via CaughtOffside, City have put a €70 million price tag on him and he's reportedly looking for the exit. It's been a very quick turnaround.
Omar Marmoush — Egyptian forward, previously at Eintracht Frankfurt where he was arguably the most electric attacker in the Bundesliga before his move to City.
Manchester City. Signed in the January 2025 window, he came in with serious pedigree and serious expectations.
No specific destination has been named in the report. At €70 million, the pool of clubs who could realistically move is not a small one — but no suitor has been identified at this stage.
Football Insider, via CaughtOffside. Single-source report as of 13 May 2026. No corroboration from Fabrizio Romano, The Athletic, Sky Sports or any other tier-one outlet at the time of writing.
Treat this as a social rumour with a byline. Football Insider has a mixed record on transfer specifics — they break things occasionally, but the hit rate on fee figures and player motivations is inconsistent. Until a more authoritative outlet picks this up, the €70m number and Marmoush's reported desire to leave are unverified claims. File under: worth watching, not worth acting on.
City have set an asking price of €70 million for Marmoush, and the forward himself is said to be seeking more regular playing time than he's currently getting at the Etihad. The implication is that a summer sale is a genuine possibility rather than idle transfer-window noise.
Here's the thing — it's not hard to see how Marmoush ended up in this position. Guardiola's attacking options at City are stacked in a way that makes consistent minutes genuinely difficult to guarantee for anyone outside the absolute first XI. When you factor in the competition for forward roles, a player of Marmoush's profile — someone who thrived on being the main man, on volume, on centrality — could reasonably find the rotation model frustrating. He's not the type who quietly accepts twelve starts and a pat on the back. The bigger question is whether City signed him knowing that tension existed, or whether the squad shape has simply evolved around him in a way nobody quite anticipated.
A €70m sale, if it happened, would represent reasonable business for City — recouping close to what they spent without taking a significant loss. It would also free up wages and a squad slot heading into what looks like a significant summer rebuild under Guardiola.
Everything. A buyer needs to emerge at that price point. Marmoush would need to formally push for a move. City would need to decide they're genuinely willing to sell rather than simply floating a number to test the market. And — crucially — a second source needs to confirm any of this before it moves beyond the rumour category. Right now, this is one outlet's claim. The window isn't open yet.
Omar Marmoush arrived at Manchester City with real momentum behind him — one of European football's form forwards, snapped up mid-season with the kind of fanfare that suggested he'd be central to whatever Pep Guardiola…
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