Manchester City have reached a verbal agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt to sign Egyptian forward Omar Marmoush.
The Premier League champions had already agreed personal terms with Marmoush and now look to seal his £67million move.
Marmoush, 25, is the second-top scorer in the Bundesliga behind Harry Kane with 15 goals. He has 20 goals in all competitions.
Negotiations between the clubs have stepped up since then, with Eintracht demanding around £67.5m (€80m) to part with their prized asset.
Txiki Begiristan, City’s departing sporting director, had fresh negotiations with Eintracht on Monday with the two clubs moving a lot closer to agreeing on a price for Marmoush.
City’s offer on Wednesday was believed to be slightly lower than Eintracht’s initial demand, in the range of £59m (€70m) fixed, plus £4.2m-£8.4m (€5m-€10m) in add-ons.
Begiristain appears to have now made a breakthrough with City set to strengthen their attacking options after already agreeing on deals to sign Palmeiras prospect Vitor Reis and Lens’ Abdukodir Khusanov.
Marmoush joined Eintracht on a free transfer from fellow Bundesliga club Wolfsburg in 2023.
