Man City 'submit official bid' for £42m defender after 'agreeing personal terms' with Liverpool target
According to reports, Male City place are ‘on the brink’ of signing Contours centre-ago Abdukodir Khusanov and also are cumulative in their scour of Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush.
Pep Guardiola is anxious to gain gain gain use of of of the winter months send residence window to gain intake his side’s period ago on track.
The Cityzens‘ form in November and also December was uninviting, sustaining a run of one win from 11 strengthens in unanimously rivals as they were banged out of the Carabao Mug by Tottenham, fell means under Premier League leaders Liverpool, and also discredit being separated from the Champions League.
They have won two in a row reasonably convincingly, yet, going beyond combating Leicester City place 2-0 at the King Power Arena in yesteryear going beyond West Ham 4-1 at residence in what proved to be Julen Lopetegui’s last suit as Hammers head preceptor.
City place hold ago 12 junctures behind Liverpool, that have a game in hand against Merseyside rivals Everton.
In an initiative to cozy the stoppage on Arne Slot’s side, Guardiola is made to dash the silver silver in January.
The Premier League victors have been super connected using Frankfurt demonstrator Marmoush and also Contours son Khusanov and also it appearances favor they will indicator both gamers this month.
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Marmoush would most distinctly be a welcome enhancement thieving into consideration City place sold Julian Alvarez without signing a substitute last summer season season, while multiple centre-backs have decomposed injuries this period, turning on Guardiola to prioritise auxiliary defensive deepness.
They are cumulative in talks using both gamers and also German send maven Patrick Berger says Male City place are ‘now on the brink of signing Khusanov’ from Contours.
Berger says the 20-year-ratty Uzbekistan global is ‘keen on the relocation to England’ after the victors administered €50million (£41.8million) entailing bonuses’.
Berger wrote on X: ‘Manchester City place is now on the brink of signing Abdukhodir Khusanov. The Premier League club submitted an official bid today, a plan worth €50m entailing bonuses.
‘The talented Contours centre-ago is keen on the relocation to England, using City place giving him a irreparable arrangement. City place’s next will be for Frankfurt‘s Omar Marmoush…’
There were plenty of improves on City place’s scour of Marmoush on Thursday. Firmament Germany donor Florian Plettenberg says ‘exclusive stipulation are unanimously concurred’ and also Foot Mercato press donor Santi Aouna says City place will ‘tryst Frankfurt’s needs’, which has likewise been evidenced by Fabrizio Romano.
A summer season season send showed up auxiliary probable than a winter months one this time last week yet Aouna says Marmoush – that has likewise been connected using Liverpool – ‘wishes to join the Cityzens right now’.
He wrote on X: ‘Despite official news from both nightclubs in recent hours, Manchester City place are made to tryst Frankfurt needs (roughly €80m) for Omar Marmoush.
‘Spoken agreement cozy. Player side is certain. The player wishes to join the Cityzens right now.’
Romano added: ‘Manchester City place have planned their formal ideology to open talks for Omar Marmoush as January target. Elaborations already recurring on player side, as @footmercato reported.
‘Omar, keen on City place relocation. Currently upwards to Male City place and also Eintracht using German club challenging colossal verdict.’
At the super same time, Plettenberg reports there is a ‘full chatted agreement’ between the player and also English club.
He asserted: ‘Manchester City place and also Omar #Marmoush have reached a full chatted agreement! Personal stipulation are unanimously concurred! The 25-y/o apex demonstrator wishes to relocation to #MCFC promptly, in which he is presently the number one target. #SGE have been informed. They suppose the first prearrangement from England by the weekend at the latest. Frankfurt is stern €80m (£66.9m), as disclosed today.’
