Simon Stone, Chief Football News Reporter
Manager Pep Guardiola admitted a few weeks ago that he made a mistake by not following the advice of senior City figures to refresh his squad in the summer. Now we are seeing the result of this self-reflection.
The arrival of Marmos is slightly different from the arrivals of Reiss and Khasanov as the Egyptian fills the void created by the sale of Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid rather than eventually replacing older players who have grown old over time. .
It has been clear for most of the season that Erling Haaland needed someone to share the burden of scoring goals and threatening the opposition.
Marmos is that man.
He scored 20 goals in all competitions for Frankfurt in the first half of the campaign.
While it remains to be seen how Marmoche links up with Holland, who signed his massive nine-and-a-half-year deal last week, Guardiola will at least feel he has the rest of the campaign. There are more aggressive options.
Marmos is expected to be available for Saturday’s Premier League game with Chelsea, although he may not register for next week’s crucial Champions League clash with Club Brugge, which City will need to secure a play-off berth. It is important to win.
