Omar Marmoush has agreed in principle to join Manchester City from Eintracht Frankfurt, pending an agreement between the clubs.
The German club are demanding around £67m (€80m) for the 25-year-old Egyptian international, with talks expected to begin this week.
The opening offer could come as early as this weekend, with Marmouche keen on the move as he knows he is currently City boss Pep Guardiola’s first-choice target.
There is no release clause for the striker and offers significantly lower than the previously quoted figure are expected to be rejected by the Bundesliga club, who are third in Germany’s top flight.
City and the Marmoushi camp consider a transfer fee of £42-50m (€50-60m) more realistic.
Marmus, who can operate anywhere in the front three, has scored 13 goals in the Bundesliga this season, with only Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane scoring more.
He has scored 18 goals in all competitions this season, second only to his international teammate the Liverpool forward. Mohamed Salah for scoring in Europe’s top five leagues this season.
City are closing in on Palmeiras over a deal for Vitor Reis
Meanwhile, Manchester City they approached Palmeiras about the deal Victor Reyes.
Discussions are at an early stage but City are keen to sign the talented 18-year-old centre-back.
Palmeiras are hoping for a fee of between £33.5m and £40m.
Vitor Reis is a target for Manchester City
Last season, the defender played 22 matches for Palmeiras, scoring two goals.
He also captained the Brazil U17 team at the 2023 U17 World Cup.
“Reis is not ready for the Premier League yet.”
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South American football pundit Tim Vickery says that despite Manchester City and Brighton showing interest in Vitor Reis, the Brazilian centre-back is “nowhere near ready for the Premier League”.
South American football expert Tim Vickery speaking on Sky Sports News’ transfer talk about Vitor Reis.
“Palmeiras are in the Club World Cup and they are very keen to keep this centre-back, who turns 19 next week.
“I don’t think he’s anywhere near ready for the Premier League at the moment. He’s classy but he needs to fill in physically.
“Palmeiras have been producing a lot of good players lately, most of them strikers.
“If you were to move him to the Premier League at this point, he would be really bullied. So maybe it’s in everyone’s interest that he stays in Brazilian football a little longer.
“But Palmeiras don’t want to sell before the Club World Cup.”
When does the winter transfer window close?
The 2025 winter transfer window will officially close on Monday 3rd February at 11pm UK time in the Premier League.
The window for most of Europe’s major leagues, including France (13:00 GMT), Germany, Scotland and Spain, also closes on Monday February 3, although the times are different.
Italian clubs, meanwhile, only have until 19:00 on Saturday 1 February to do their thing, with the transfer window in Turkey closing on Tuesday 11 February.
Further afield, the window closes on January 30 in Saudi Arabia.
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