Liverpool would have to pay well over market value if they want to land one approach for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush, it has been confirmed by the Bundesliga team.
Marmoush, who has enjoyed an excellent 18 months since being released by Wolfsburg in 2023, has been considered a Liverpool target as the Reds look to freshen up their front line and eventually replace their fellow Egyptian international Mohamed Salahalthough compatriots are different types of players.
Already in 2024/25, Marmoush has done it he equaled a last feat achieved by Lionel Messi. The 25-year-old, who was little known before last season when he had a great campaign in Frankfurt which saw him score 12 Bundesliga goals, has been given a market value of €40m (£33.5m sterling) by the football database. Transfer market.
But Frankfurt would not accept such a low bid for their new star striker.
“This will not be enough,” said Markus Krosche, sporting director Welt when asked about the rating. “When it comes to my responsibility, that’s part of my job.
“Ultimately, with a lot of players coming to us, we give them an environment where they can develop further, knowing very well that we would let them go if they develop faster than the club itself. This is an agreement we make with the boys. That’s why we have the opportunity to recruit so many exciting players, because they realize they can take the next step in Frankfurt.”
Frankfurt have been in a similar situation before, signing a striker as a free agent, giving him the platform to develop and then selling him to a top European club for a huge fee. Randal Kolo Muani, who joined Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth €90m (£76.4m at the time), followed that lucrative trajectory.
“Yes, of course. We eventually had to do it, even though there was a lot of risk in that decision because we didn’t immediately have a replacement for him at the time,” Krosche said of the 2023 deal.
“But decisions like these have to be made from a global perspective. It’s not just about sporting things, it’s about more, meaning the club as a whole. We have a certain market value in mind for each of our players. And if a club comes that pays this, we will also let the player go. We always try to be prepared for that eventuality.”
Krosche has already made it clear that Marmoush could be sold, however Liverpool or any other suitor now knows he will have to pay a premium for the privilege.
