Manchester City is tightening its grip, it wants to bring reinforcements from Eintracht as soon as possible, but negotiations with the German club are not easy.
The topic of conversation is Omar Marmus, the striker who is a hit this season and who gave his word to Pep Guardiola that he will come to the Etihad in the January transfer window.
City knows what it wants, the footballer born in Cairo also, but Eintracht's goal is clear - to get as much money as possible.
Eintracht welcomes Freiburg in the 17th round of the Bundesliga on Tuesday, and coach Dino Topmeler announced that Marmus will be in the squad.
"He will play," said Topmeler.
And when asked if Omar was going from Frankfurt, he answered:
"It is not ruled out that he will stay."
German journalist Florian Plettenberg states that negotiations between the two clubs are ongoing and that Eintracht is asking for 80 million euros for Marmus. The most that City has offered so far is 60 million...
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