Mohamed Salah of Egypt and Omar Marmoush of Egypt warm up during the 2026 World Cup Qualifier football match between Egypt and Ethiopia at Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt on 5 September 2025 ©Osama Mohamed /BackpagePix
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026. 11:03
Former Egypt International Mido has claimed that he urged Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy to sign both Mohamed Salah and Omar Marmoush as the African duo continues to be among the mix of elite African footballers in Europe.
Now with Liverpool and Manchester City respectively, Salah and Marmoush are rated highly by the former Spurs striker and had high hopes for the duo during the early stages of their career.
Mido thus claimed that he contacted Levy in an attempt to sway him to sign the Egyptian attackers while they plied their trade with former clubs.
“I sent a text message via phone to Daniel Levy, the chairman of Tottenham, with whom I have a good relationship, to sign Mohamed Salah while he was playing in Basel,” Mido said on OnTime Sports, as per Football London.
“And I told him that it was necessary to sign Salah because he will be one of the best players in the world. The Tottenham chairman replied that he would follow up on the player, and I think he now regrets not signing him.
“A year and a half ago, I sent the same message to Daniel Levy, and told him to follow Omar Marmoush, and that he will be one of the best players in the world, but I do not think the club moved to include him.”