From Fabrizio Romano: Manchester City launch official bid for Bundesliga star | OneFootball

Manchester City have submitted an official bid for Eintracht Frankfurth and Egypt star Omar Marmoush on Tuesday, it has been confirmed.

The Premier League champions are continuing to make the Bundesliga star their next top priority in the window having already secured agreements for two names to strengthen their defensive unit this season.

Abdukodir Khusanov is expected to become the first arrival upon receiving a work permit after Lens and Manchester City agreed upon a deal worth €40 million plus bonuses for the Uzbek defender, while Vitor Reis is now travelling to the UK from Sao Paulo.

The 19-year-old was being held by his club Palmeiras who had clear intentions of retaining the versatile defender’s services until after this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup in the United States. However, a £29.5 million move will see the player move to the Etihad immediately.

That leaves Manchester City working on a deal that they long viewed as being the most ambitious, despite the player’s clear intention to make a switch to the Premier League giants happen this month.

But now, according to the information of transfer market insider Fabrizio Romano, Manchester City have submitted an official bid to Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt for their star forward, Omar Marmoush.

It is clarified however that the opening offer from the Premier League champions is still below the Bundesliga side’s expectations, but both clubs are negotiating with optimism towards an agreement.

With a transfer fee currently being discussed, Romano reports that there is hope to seal a deal for the 25-year-old this week, although the versatile forward is expected to feature for his club against SC Freiburg tonight.

Eintracht Frankfurt manager, Dino Toppmöller insisted during his pre-match press conference on Monday that the Egypt star would be part of his line-up against Freiburg despite the growing links involving Manchester City.

“Omar (Marmoush) is making a good impression again today, as with all the squad, ” Frankfurt’s head coach said. “We are pleased that he will be in the starting eleven again tomorrow.”

Speaking prior to Eintracht Frankfurt’s previous outing, in a narrow 0-1 win over St. Pauli thanks to a single goal from Omar Marmoush, club official Markus Krösche told media at the game, “One club has made contact. A club has expressed its interest.”

For now, Manchester City are yet to publicly comment on any of their transfer pursuits or the deals that have been agreed with clubs, with Pep Guardiola remaining tight-lipped when quizzed on the matter during his own press conferences.