Tottenham Hotspur felt as though they had an excellent summer transfer window, but after four games in the Premier League they are in real trouble.
The north London club were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Everton on Saturday evening, making them winless in the 2026/27 Premier League season so far without a single goal scored in the process, despite spending over £400m to bolster their squad.
Savio, Omar Marmoush and Mykhailo Mudryk all joined Spurs in the window, but while the Ukraine international missed the game due to injury, the former two were both part of the starting lineup and failed to deliver when they needed to.
With Richarlison exiled from the squad after failing to find an agreement for a move away, despite Spurs being happy to let him move on, the club's attacking options are relatively limited.
Mohammed Kudus is only just on his way back from a long-term injury, as is James Maddison, while Dejan Kulusevski remains unavailable after more than 16 months since his last appearance.
That means that De Zerbi has players to choose from to build his attack, and the new signings should be right at the top of the pecking order following their arrivals. That includes Marmoush, who arrived on an initial season-long loan with an obligation to buy for £60m.
The Egyptian was handed a start on the left wing against Everton, rather than centrally where he had played in previous appearances for the club, but was horrendous throughout.
Despite playing the full game, Marmoush completed just 12/13 passes, had just one shot, lost possession 11 times, and won just three of 11 duel attempts across the game. It was a shocking performance, and earned him a measly 4/10 rating from The Standard.
Plenty have given him the benefit of the doubt, but it's time to admit the uncomfortable truth - he just isn't good enough.
Marmoush Is a Waste of Money
Marmoush arrived at the club with plenty of hype. Having scored an astonishing 20 goals in 26 games for Frankfurt in the first-half of the 2024/25 season he earned a big-money move to Man City, where he then scored eight goals in his first half season at the Etihad.
But he struggled beyond that with limited game time behind Erling Haaland, and many believed that with a regular run of games and minutes he would improve and rediscover his previous form.
However, it's evident that he simply isn't that player. The space he had in Germany he doesn't get in the Premier League, and technically he isn't secure enough to create it for himself. Spurs need quality, not just the idea of being at a certain level, and Marmoush can't offer it.
It's early days, but based on what we have seen so far from the 27-year-old's time in England, he simply isn't good enough.