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Tottenham make Omar Marmoush enquiry as possible Brennan Johnson replacement
Tottenham have enquired over the future of a promising new attacker alongside their interest in Manchester City winger Savinho.
Spurs line up replacements for Johnson and Tel
Brennan Johnson has completed his £35million move from Tottenham to Crystal Palace. The Wales international, 24, has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at Selhurst Park.
Johnson, who fell out of favour under Thomas Frank at Spurs, despite being the north London club’s top scorer last season, is set to make his debut for Palace in their Premier League match against Newcastle at St James’ Park on Sunday.
Mathys Tel could also leave the Lilywhites having dropped down the pecking order under the former Brentford boss, which has reportedly led to a rift between the pair.
Spurs are set to allow Tel to leave on loan amid interest from Galatasaray, and have been linked with Savinho as a possible replacement for the outgoing duo.
The Brazilian has found playing time hard to come by at the Etihad due to the form of Phil Foden, Jeremy Doku and Rayan Cherki, but having lost his place in Manchester he could also now lose his next move to one of his teammates.
£55,000-a-week Tottenham star now set to leave after internal dispute with Frank
The forward is not happy with the Spurs boss.
Spurs eyeing Omar Marmoush in January
Indeed, according to TeamTalk, Tottenham have enquired about the availability of a different City star in the shape of Omar Marmoush, who is also attracting interest from Aston Villa.
Man City have shown no desire to lose the Egypt international mid-season, so it will be interesting to see how seriously Spurs try to test their resolve just 12 months on from his £63m move from Eintracht Frankfurt (add-ons included).
The winger/forward is currently away at AFCON, where he has scored once as the Pharaohs topped their group, but has seen a mixture of form and fitness issues limit his effectiveness at City this season.
Despite this, the numbers paint a much prettier picture for Marmoush than Savinho, with the former Frankfurt star scoring 0.46 non-penalty goals per 90 over the past 365 days.
Savinho meanwhile has mustered up just 0.05 per 90, which is over 800 per cent less than his City co-star and in the bottom two per cent of all attacking midfielder/wingers in the big five European leagues.
Pep Guardiola was full of praise for Marmoush earlier this year, offering some insight into what he could add to Tottenham’s attack.
“He arrived in the middle of the season and in a moment when we are not good.
“Sometimes when you come when everything is fluid and everything is fine it’s easy to adapt.
“But coming when the team is not playing good, that is a big credit.
“When a team likes to get the ball, he makes runs and understands the intensity you have to play.”
Marmoush is under contract at City until the summer of 2029.
