Manchester United join Liverpool in fierce transfer race for prolific £42m forward

Manchester United are exploring a determination for Eintracht Frankfurt prima Omar Marmoush up of the January transportation window.

Marmoush joined Eintracht connected a escaped transportation successful May 2023 and the signing has proved an unthinkable portion of business, with the guardant registering 12 goals and six assists crossed a stellar debut play with the Bundesliga outfit.

This term, the 25-year-old Egyptian has picked up wherever helium near off, scoring 14 goals successful his opening 17 games successful each competitions, and a big of elite clubs crossed European shot are queuing up for his signature.

Liverpool person been credited with a beardown involvement successful Marmoush, with Anfield bosses forced to scour the marketplace for attacking reinforcements portion Mohamed Salah continues to tease his imaginable exit adjacent summer.

Champions League giants Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain person besides been tentatively linked with the erstwhile Wolfsburg antheral successful caller weeks and months.

According to Sky Deutschland, Manchester United are the latest squad to articulation the ever-growing database of sides eyeing a bid for Marmoush this winter, with Old Trafford chiefs determined to fortify some up beforehand and astatine left-back.

The study suggests Marmoush is firmly ‘in United’s sights’ and a woody could beryllium reached should the Red Devils motorboat an connection successful the portion of €50-60m (£42-50m) for the sought-after Egypt international.

Marmoush’s existent contract, which helium signed upon accomplishment successful Frankfurt, runs done to the summertime of 2027.

It’s claimed Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface and Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, presently enjoying a season-long indebtedness astatine Galatasaray, are besides connected United’s radar arsenic imaginable options successful attack.

United’s hierarchy and Ruben Amorim are successful statement that added enactment and contention is needed for Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee, who person managed a combined full of conscionable 3 goals successful each competitions since the commencement of the season.

Speaking earlier this month, Eintracht sporting manager Timmo Hardung insisted nary talks had taken spot with imaginable suitors implicit a transportation determination for Marmoush successful January.

‘No, we person nary interaction with Liverpool oregon anyone regarding Marmoush,’ helium said.

‘I cognize the radical determination but determination is nothing, determination is nary interaction with immoderate nine regarding the player.

‘We bash not privation to portion with him, we bash not privation to merchantability him, surely not successful January. In the transportation marketplace determination is nary country for assumptions, but determination is nary crushed to merchantability him successful the winter.

‘It is wide that players similar Omar person their ain marketplace worth successful the transportation market. At the moment, we are not looking to merchantability him. We are precise blessed with him astatine our club.

‘He is inactive developing. We privation to beryllium portion of that, execute bully things unneurotic and past we volition spot what happens successful the summer. Who knows? He mightiness enactment successful the team.’

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