Manchester City have agreed a deal mark According to a report, Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush.
Pep Guardiola's reigning champions have been extremely poor this season. After a fast start and a disastrous pre-Christmas spiral, City slipped to sixth, boasting less. Premier League goals than mid-table Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur.
The club's Catalan coach made a public plea to ownership for extensive reinforcements in January. Guardiolathe call to arms was heard.
After extensive negotiations, City have finally reached an “agreement in principle” with Eintracht Frankfurt over their progress in form, according to RMC SportsS ' Fabrice Hawkins.
Just one night before this news was published, Athletics claimed City had a bid rejected by Frankfurt but insisted a deal was still on the cards. The Bundesliga outfit have been very open in their high regard for Marmoush, who is only surpassed by Bayern Munich talisman Harry Kane in Germany's top league this season.
The Egyptian arrived in Frankfurt on a free transfer from Wolfsburg just 18 months ago but has been valued at around €80m by his current employers.
City have already paid more than £60m for him immediate arrivals of young centre-backs Vitor Reis and Abdukodir Khusanov this month. Kyle Walker could very well be exit from Etihadbut City are not expected to ask for a fee for the 34-year-old.
Frankfurt are scheduled to face Borussia Dortmund on friday evening. Marmoush started the club's first game after the winter break, scoring for Frankfurt against Freiburg during a 4-1 win, but is expected to miss the next league game given the advanced nature of negotiations.