The reporter reported coldly With 75 million + 5 million euros and an annual salary of 16 million euros, Malmush successfully joined Manchester City and is very likely to become the European football market champion in this winter window. In terms of transfer fees, Malmoush ranks fourth in Manchester City's history, behind Grealish (€117.5 million), Gvardiol (90 million) and Kevin De Bruyne (76 million), and is also the city's all-time leader in the winter window. Of course, he is also the most expensive Egyptian player in history.

Manchester City fans may not be familiar with the "striker" who has handed over 20 goals and 14 assists in 26 games in Frankfurt this season, but Manchester City's sporting director Begiristain and manager Pep Guardiola are determined to satisfy Eintracht Frankfurt's psychological price point for signing the Egyptian attacker, which is enough to prove Malmush's quality.

It can shoot and pass

The first time Marmush has been on the spotlight of Premier League fans this season was the assist in Eintracht Frankfurt's 3-2 win at Stuttgart on 10 November, making him only the second player in the top five leagues this season after Mohamed Salah to reach double figures in both goals and assists. Marmushida's result was less than 24 hours behind his compatriot Mohamed Salah. Two months later, Malmoush and Salah are still the only players in the top five leagues to have a double-double of goals and assists.

Counting all competitions, the top two in the top five leagues this season are Mohamed Salah (38 goals) and Malmouche (34 goals). If you only look at the number of goals involved in the league, it is still the top two Egyptians: Salah (31 goals) and Marmoush (24 goals). But Malmoush's performance was even more surprising, with his 15 goals in the Bundesliga coming from just 8.9 expected goals. The performance exceeded the expected goals by 6.1 goals, second only to Brentford's Mbeumo (6.4) in the top five leagues.

As well as goals and assists, Malmouche also has an impressive set-piece arsenal. He scored three free-kicks in a row at the start of the season, the first player in the top five leagues to do so since Barcelona's Lionel Messi in 2019. Not only did Malmoush score free-kicks, he was also one of the top five leagues – he has won 76 free-kicks in all competitions so far this season, just less than Newcastle United's Guimaraes (79).

Like Salah, the Egyptian striker can be dangerous with the ball, breaking through to create chances for his team-mates and scoring on his own. And he didn't become an overnight success, as Marmus (323) was third in the Bundesliga last season in terms of total dribbling (moving at least 5 metres with the ball), behind Hoffenheim's Kramaric (348) and Bayern Munich's Sane (511); He also trails only Sane and Freiburg's Dinkic in total distance, and also leads the way in total shots on goal, behind RB Leipzig's Orpenda and Hoffenheim's Bale.

Malmouche has naturally improved this season, topping the Bundesliga with 250 dribbles and almost twice as many shots on goal as the second-ranked player (30) (Orpenda and Ekitike, 16). Although he had the most shots on the left flank, he also had a good number of shots in the middle and on the right, proving that Malmouche was well-rounded in attack. He has created 35 chances this season, with five of Eintracht Frankfurt's striker partner Ekitike's 12 goals coming from Marmousz, which is clearly good news for Haaland.

Haaland's best partner?

Malmouche plays primarily as a striker, but can also play as a winger, shadow striker or attacking midfielder. So, how will Guardiola use the Egyptian striker, who has exploded in the Bundesliga this season? The British media believes that he is more likely to become the second "little spider" Alvarez, but Malmuche is more active than Alvarez and has more attributes of the ball-holding core. He averaged more shots per game than last season's Argentine striker (4.8 vs. 3.3) and dribbled four times more times per game (6 vs. 1.5). The average number of chances created and the number of duels won per game is the same as Alvarez.

Malmoush's attacking stats change depending on the tactical system and his tactical position. Whether he can adapt to City's lack of speed and complex possession tactics is questionable, given that Eintracht Frankfurt are not focused on possession (48.8 per cent) and rank seventh in the Bundesliga in possession per game. However, Manchester City's average possession rate in the Premier League is 61.1%, and Marmush, who holds the title of Manchester City's all-time winter window champion, is facing a lot of running-in pressure.

Opta's comprehensive comparison of nearly 2,300 players in the top five leagues over the last 10 years concluded that this season's Malmoush is most similar to Salah's two peak seasons at Liverpool (2017/18 and 2018/19) and Messi's 2014/15 season. Obviously, this will give Guardiola a clearer "guide to use".

The Blues have the most shots on goal this season (363) but are only sixth in terms of goals scored (38). Brentford, who had 131 fewer shots than Manchester City, scored two more goals than Manchester City. City's 10.5 per cent conversion rate in the Premier League this season was the lowest in 2012/13 (10.0 per cent) and down 24.4 per cent from last season (13.9 per cent). Perhaps the introduction of Malmouche is an important part of Guardiola's reshaping of the attacking mix.

It is worth mentioning that Malmouche was originally the target of Liverpool's attention, but he ultimately chose to refuse. Malmoush revealed that he does not want to be the so-called "Salah second", and he prefers to be remembered by Malmoush: "Everyone has their own story, everyone has achievements that are important to them. ”

Although Salah is still the dream goal of every Egyptian player, including Malmoush, it does not mean that everyone will want to be "Salah second". However, in addition to the influence of Salah, Malmush's shooting skills are also the shadow of Ronaldo. He often watches Cristiano Ronaldo's video highlights and studies the Portuguese superstar's marksmanship. Because of this, Malmouche is also known as the "Egyptian Ronaldo". Of course, there are some doubts about whether Malmush can break out immediately at Manchester City, after all, Manchester City will use Haaland as the attacking axis for a long time to come, and Malmoush can only start as a wingman, and only when he and Haaland have chemistry will his Premier League career be considered a good one.