Marmoush joins on loan
Tuesday, 05. January 2021, 09:45 Uhr
The Boys in Brown have strengthened in attack by taking Omar Marmoush on loan from VfL Wolfsburg to the end of the season after director of sport Andreas Bornemann agreed terms with the player and officials of the Bundesliga club.
The 21-year-old joined VfL Wolfsburg II from Egyptian club Wadi Degla in summer 2017 before stepping up to the first-team squad last July. Since then, he has made six Bundesliga appearances, two DFB Cup appearances, one Europa League appearance and one Europa League qualifying appearance as well as playing 36 times for Wolfsburg’s second team in the fourth-tier Regionalliga North (11 goals, 2 assists).
Reaction to the deal
Director of sport Andreas Bornemann: “Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to find any consistency in attack this season due to injuries, so we wanted to add a player in this area who can play in different positions. Omar Marmoush has that versatility.”
Head coach Timo Schultz: “Omar can be used flexibly in attack and thus gives us additional options up top and on the wings. He can make goals as well as score them. We’ve lacked punch up front recently and we hope to pose more of an attacking threat with this addition.”
Omar Marmoush: “I’m very happy the deal has gone through. I want to bring my strengths to St. Pauli and get as much playing time as possible, of course, to take the next step in my development. I look forward to getting started and getting to know my new teammates.”
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