Man City have now agreed terms with a top target of £25,000-a-week over the current transfer

Manchester City have now made a breakthrough in their efforts to land their top attacking target this January, it has been revealed, with the club now a step closer to completing the big deal.

Manchester City are looking for reinforcements

After an unprecedentedly bad run of form over Premier League and the Champions League, Pep Guardiola Manchester City are encouraged to make a transfer move in the middle of the season.

An injury to Rodri has left the Cityzens short of options in midfield and they are expected to strengthen in that position before the transfer window closes due to links with players such as Martin Zubimendi, Douglas Luiz and Nicolo Rovella to enhance their capabilities in the middle of the park.

However, they are also looking to add more defenders to their ranks as persistent injuries have seen John Stones restricted to just four Premier League starts during the first half of the campaign, while Kyle Walker’s form has fallen off a cliff in the early parts of the season. campaign.

Then, they also need to add more firepower to their side following the sale of Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid in the summer, with only Erling Haaland scoring more than five goals for Guardiola’s side this season and only two other players managing to score more than two goals in the Premier League.

They now appear to have made a breakthrough in their pursuit of one of their targets, in a move that could spark a flurry of moves in the transfer window.

Man City reached an agreement with Marmoush

This was said by a journalist from Sky Sports Germany Florian Plettenberg claimed Manchester City have now reached a “full verbal agreement” with main attacking target Omar Marmoush ahead of a potential move in January.

The Egyptian striker has started the Bundesliga campaign in red-hot form, scoring 13 times and grabbing eight assists in just 15 appearances in the German top flight, attracting the attention of top clubs across Europe in the process.

And it was Man City and Guardiola who made the first move, agreeing on personal terms for their “target number 1”. It is added that now Marmoush “wants to move” to the Etihad “immediately” and that he has informed Eintracht Frankfurt of his decision.

However, a deal has not yet been concluded, despite personal terms being agreed with the 25-year-old. That’s because Frankfurt still want to keep around €80m (£67m). Manchester City is not willing to pay this fee, but Sky Sports claim they are ready to “approach” to Frankfurt in a bid to begin negotiations over their star man, who is ranked only behind compatriot Mohamed Salah for goals in Europe’s top five leagues so far this campaign.

Any deal is likely to see Marmoush get a nice bump from the current one He earns £25,000 a week at the Etihad, with Man City’s third goalkeeper Scott Carson currently taking home more but fruitful forward.

If they can land the Egyptian, it could signal the start of Man City’s revival for the second half of the season, with the club boasting two of the most lethal players in Europe up front.