Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Mido has hailed Omar Marmoush’s "strong character" and "patience" as the Egyptian international embarks on a new journey in his career at Manchester City. Just two days after his arrival at the Etihad Stadium from Eintracht Frankfurt,

Mo Salah's Egyptian teammate Omar Marmoush has gone from largely unknown to big money Manchester City signing. But his rise to prominence in Germany's Bundesliga was not always smooth.

Manchester City have completed the signing of Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt, the Premier League club have announced. The 25-year-old has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the champions after moving in a deal understood to be worth £59.1million plus a potential further £4.2million in add-ons.

Marmoush's goal tally included four braces, against Wolfsburg, Holstein Kiel, Bayern Munich and Heidenheim. His final two appearances for the German side featured two goals and an asisst, helping lift the club to third in the table at the time of his departure.

Manchester City have bolstered their attacking options by signing Egyptian forward Omar Marmous h from Eintracht Frankfurt for a fee in the region of €70million (£59m) to €75m, plus bonuses.

City also face Arsenal, Newcastle United, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest over the coming weeks while an FA Cup fourth round tie with Leyton Orient should see them into a last 16 clash to take place in early March.

Manchester City's new signing Omar Marmoush has named his favourite artiste during a quick Q&A after joining the Premier League club from Eintracht Frankfurt.