Why Tottenham signed Omar Marmoush revealed in major 'statement of intent'

“Omar is a quality player and his arrival represents a statement of our intent,” said Tottenham’s sporting director Johan Lange.“He has demonstrated that he can perform at the highest level, and we believe he can play a major role in what we want to achieve over the coming years.“We are delighted to welcome Omar to the club and look forward to seeing him make a significant contribution as we continue to build a strong squad to realise our ambitions.”Marmoush is the eighth new arrival so far of a big-spending summer transfer window from Tottenham, who are showing real ambition for Roberto De Zerbi’s first full season in charge after successive 17th-place finishes in the Premier League and only narrowly avoiding relegation to the Championship on the final day last term.In addition to Marmoush and Savio, the club broke their transfer record twice in the space of just a few days last month as they lavished around £185m combined on midfielders Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes.They also spent £52m to land centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton, having already welcomed defenders Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi, plus goalkeeper Martin Dubravka, on free transfers.“Omar is exactly the kind of player we want at this club - ambitious, hungry and determined to make a difference,” said De Zerbi following the signing of Marmoush.Read More“He has incredible attacking quality but what I also love is his desire to improve and to win.“He brings pace, intelligence and a real threat in front of goal, and I believe he can take our attacking play to another level."