Manchester City have reached a verbal agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt to sign striker Omar Marmoush.
Marmoush, who can operate across the front three, has scored 15 goals in the Bundesliga so far this season, just one behind Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane who sits top of the rankings with 16.
The Egypt international agreed in principle to a move to City last week, pending an agreement between the clubs.
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Marmoush grabbed two assists and a goal for Eintracht Frankfurt during their win over SC Freiburg
Negotiations between the clubs have stepped up since then, with Eintracht demanding around £67.5m (€80m) to part with their prized asset.
Txiki Begiristan, City’s departing sporting director, had fresh negotiations with Eintracht on Monday with the two clubs moving a lot closer to agreeing a price for Marmoush.
City’s offer on Wednesday was believed to be slightly lower than Eintracht’s initial demand, in the range of £59m (€70m) fixed, plus £4.2m-£8.4m (€5m-€10m) in add-ons.
Begiristain appears to have now made a breakthrough – with City set to strengthen their attacking options after looking to revitalise their defence by agreeing deals for Palmeiras prospect Vitor Reis and Lens’ Abdukodir Khusanov.
Marmoush joined Eintracht on a free transfer from fellow Bundesliga club Wolfsburg in 2023.
How he became elite and why they want him
Marmoush plays alongside Mo Salah for Egypt
Sky Sports’ Adam Bate:
Omar Marmoush has emerged as Egypt’s other superstar forward. No player in the Bundesliga, not even Harry Kane, has been involved in more goals than the Eintracht Frankfurt man.
At almost 26, it has been a spectacular rise. As recently as 2022, Marmoush was at struggling Stuttgart, loaned there by then-parent club Wolfsburg. His fortunes have improved dramatically at Frankfurt, a club that have become experts in playing the market.
Speaking to Frankfurt’s sporting director Markus Krosche earlier this season, he was as sanguine as ever about the prospect of the club losing their biggest stars. “Selling players is part of my job. I am not emotional about it. It is business,” he told Sky Sports.
“I try to think of the player. They want titles. They want to play in the Premier League or Champions League. It is a normal process. There will be a point that the player develops faster than the club and then we let him go. Blocking their development is not good.
“This is what I tell all the players. If your development is faster than our development as a club, and I get the money I expect, I will let you go. This is why so many young talents like to come to Frankfurt because we know what we have to do to develop them.”
But, even by Frankfurt’s high standards, the example of Marmoush is extreme. Signed on a free transfer from Wolfsburg in the summer of 2023, he has been transformed into one of the best players in the Bundesliga, an all-round forward to rival the best in Europe.
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Man City interested in Juve left-back Cambiaso
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Man City are interested in Juventus left-back Andrea Cambiaso.
It is understood the club are at a very early stage of exploring the 24-year-old as an option.
Sky Italy believe Juventus value Cambiaso at around £67m and are not looking to sell him this month.
The Italy international, 24, still has four-and-a-half years left on his contract.
Cambiaso joined Juventus from Genoa in 2022 and has made 25 appearances this season, scoring twice and providing two assists.
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