Eintracht Frankfurt forward Omar Marmoush is “going to be a superstar”, says German football expert Raphael Honigstein.
The 25-year-old has been linked with a move to the Premier League after an impressive first half of the campaign that has seen him score 18 goals and provide 12 assists in just 24 games.
It is form not too dissimilar to that of his international team-mate Mohamed Salah, drawing understandable parallels between the two.
“A really dynamic, wide forward who can play through the middle – he is not really a winger and he is not really a centre-forward; he is in between,” Honigstein told the BBC Euro Leagues podcast.
“Some people have compared him to his compatriot Mohamed Salah. He is perhaps not quite as tricky and explosive but his finishing is incredible. He is one of those players that came to Germany when he was 18 and for six years and you think ‘OK, interesting player but probably not really going to set the world alight,’ then suddenly this season he has absolutely exploded to a different level.
“It is to the point we are talking 60-70m euros, maybe 80m euros, in the transfer market. There will be a big move ahead for him and that is why he is one to watch because it is very unlikely Eintracht Frankfurt will stick with him. Some big clubs will come in for him and, if he continues on the same path, he is going to be a superstar.
“He will be a great buy for whoever gets him.”
French football journalist Julien Laurens agreed, saying: “He can probably get even better because he is still young. He has had to wait for his career to click and now he has got that confidence and momentum.
“If he plays with better players in big clubs with better coaching, then there is even more to come from him.”
Listen to the full discussion on BBC Sounds