Manchester City are actually near sealing a deal to signal a “fantastic” attacker, in keeping with switch skilled Fabrizio Romano.
Man Metropolis set for busy January window
After his facet’s disappointing first half of the season, Pep Guardiola has wasted no time bringing in new reinforcements this month, with the supervisor eager to strengthen his squad in quite a few completely different positions.
Man City have now submitted a £41m bid for Lens defender Abdukodir Khusanov, and they’re now on the verge of getting a deal over the road, with the Uzbekistan worldwide eager on a transfer to the Etihad Stadium.
Metropolis have additionally made an offer for Palmeiras defender Vitor Reis, with Guardiola clearly eager to bolster his choices at centre-back. Nonetheless, the Brazilian membership have knocked again the preliminary proposal.
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He might be set to make his strategy to the Etihad shortly.
Not solely are the Sky Blues eager on strengthening in defence, however they’re additionally chasing a brand new ahead, and their top attacking target is Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush, who has now agreed phrases on a transfer to Manchester.
Fabrizio Romano has since dropped an much more promising update on City’s pursuit of Marmoush, revealing {that a} deal is nearly completed, following optimistic talks with Frankfurt.
The subsequent step is for Metropolis to submit a proper bid, which might quantity to as a lot as €80m (£67m), in keeping with earlier stories.
Ought to the supply be accepted by the German membership, as anticipated, Man Metropolis are satisfied they may have the ability to seal the deal for the Egyptian ahead subsequent week.
Marmoush might be a flexible choice for Metropolis in assault
Though the 25-year-old has caught the attention together with his performances as a striker this season, there may be proof he might be utilised in quite a few completely different positions on the Etihad.
The Frankfurt star has additionally played on both wings quite a few instances all through his profession, whereas six of his final 50 appearances have been in an attacking midfield function, averaging a 7.5 Football Critic match rating in that space of the pitch.
Though it will likely be very troublesome to displace Erling Haaland within the beginning XI, there may be proof the “wonderful” Egypt worldwide might give the Norwegian a run for his cash, having picked up 14 objectives and eight assists in 16 Bundesliga outings this season.
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Man Metropolis’s upcoming Premier League fixtures |
Date |
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Brentford (a) |
January fifteenth |
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Ipswich City (a) |
January twentieth |
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Chelsea (h) |
January twenty sixth |
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Arsenal (a) |
February third |
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Newcastle United (h) |
February sixteenth |
Metropolis are within the midst of a rebuild, with quite a few star gamers, reminiscent of Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne, now within the latter phases of their profession, and the previous has made it clear he wants to leave this month.
Marmoush’s performances point out he might be precisely the kind of signing wanted to assist Metropolis attain their earlier heights, so it’s promising information {that a} deal is now near being accomplished.
