Manchester City begins its preparations for the new season today, amid a great anticipation of the participation of the Egyptian star Omar Marmoush, who quickly kidnapped the spotlight since he moved to the team last winter, and one of his upcoming offensive columns has become in the next Premier League version.
The date of the return of Manchester City to training
Manchester City resumed his training today after a short period of rest, after his sudden departure from the Club World Cup, which was held recently in the United States of America, after an exciting loss against the Saudi Crescent 4-3 in the round of 16. The team is now preparing to start the stage of physical and technical preparation for the new season, which is scheduled to start with Wolverhampton on August 16 in the first round of the Premier League.
A friendly match against Palermo in preparation for the season
As part of the plan to prepare for the new season, Manchester City is playing a friendly confrontation against the Italian Palermo in the first edition of the Anglo Paltamemo Cup, which will be held on Saturday, August 9 at the “Renzo Barbira” stadium on Sicily, at ten in the evening Cairo time. This match is the opportunity of Labib Guardiola to determine the readiness of his players before the starting kick in the Premier League.
What is the evaluation of Omar Marmoush before the start of the season?
Omar Marmoush received a wide praise of the British “Givemesport” network, which she described as “the new scoring machine” in the ranks of Manchester City, after coach Pep Guardiola convinced his technical capabilities since joining Eintracht Frankfurt last January. The network considered that Marmoush represents the next generation of Egyptian stars after Mohamed Salah, referring to his skills in playing under pressure, and his effectiveness when he plays and his back for the goal, as well as his tactical elasticity.
She emphasized that the Egyptian international often plays the role of the second striker, like Argentine Julian Alvarez in the past seasons, noting that he is expected to form a terrifying offensive duo accompanied by Erling Halland, thanks to his smart movements and skills in narrow spaces.
Is Marmoush compete for the most expensive Arab?
Omar Marmoush is the second most expensive Arab player at the present time, according to the classification of the “Transfer Market” website, which gave the Egyptian player a marketing value of 75 million euros, only 5 million from Ashraf Hakimi, the star of Paris Saint -Germain, who leads the list at 80 million euros. This evaluation came weeks before the start of the new season in Europe.
Marmoush moved to Manchester City in a deal worth 75 million euros, and participated in 25 games in just half a season, during which he scored 8 goals and made 3, which made him contributed to 11 goals in the heavenly team shirt, to enhance his position inside the formation of Pep Guardiola with the start of the 2025-2026 season.
