Manchester City and Bayern Munich have joined the race for the Eintracht Frankfurt hitman, according to reports, while Liverpool will face competition to sign Omar Marmoush.

Liverpool We remain hopeful of securing a new contract for Mo Salah, whose current terms expire next summer. However, the striker is attracting interest from Saudi clubs, forcing Liverpool to draw up a list of potential replacements in case a new contract is not possible.

Arne Slot’s side Their interest in Frankfurt striker Marmoush was officially registered on Friday. Over the weekend it emerged that Liverpool had two main targets to replace Salah: Marmoush and Napoli, star of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

But the struggle to reach Marmus has become even more complicated. According to the Spanish outlet fichajes, Man City They framed the 25-year-old and identified him as a possible replacement for Erling Haaland.

If Real Madrid or Barcelona manage to snare Haaland, City will be vying with Liverpool for Marmoush, seeing him as someone who can score tons of goals at the Etihad.

Replacing Haaland would be a monumental task, but marmus It looks like he’s capable of doing this. He showed an impressive performance with 12 goals and 9 assists in 14 matches in Frankfurt this season.

Bayern MunichMeanwhile, Salah will try to keep his Egyptian compatriot in the Bundesliga by designing his own moves for him.

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Bayern opt for Marmoush after ‘stellar’ display

sky germany correspondent Florian Plettenberg He states that Marmoush is ‘definitely’ on Bayern’s radar, especially after his ‘excellent performance’ on 6 October. The versatile striker, who can play on either wing or as a winger, scored two goals and recorded one assist like Frankfurt. They drew 3-3 with Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.

While Bayern Munich held unofficial talks regarding the possible transfer of Marmoush, sporting director Max Eberl was also a big fan of Marmoush.

Plettenberg adds that Liverpool are also ‘seriously interested’ in the in-form star. While the Reds will have to fend off major competition to capture Marmus, they are certainly not out of the race.

Frankfurt fans fell in love with the 34-capped international because of the magnificent goals he scored for them, but they will soon have to watch him move on.

Frankfurt are aware of Marmoush’s desire to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world and therefore made an early move.

Liverpool, City and Bayern have been told that an offer worth €50-60m (up to £50.3m / $65.3m) would be enough to secure a deal for the player.

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Meanwhile, City’s reserve goalkeeper Stefan Ortega is reportedly also playing. ‘Very tempting’ to return to Germany.

Bayer Leverkusen is in charge of Ortega. They believe they can persuade the defender to leave City by offering him more game time.

Such a move would force City to enter the market to find a new goalkeeper who could provide cover for Ederson as their usual No 1.

On the other side are Liverpool and Chelsea. I follow Red Star Belgrade’s wonderkid Andrija Maksimovic.

Sources have confirmed to TEAMtalk that Liverpool and Chelsea have sent scouts to watch the 17-year-old attacking midfielder this season.

Maksimovic’s contract runs until June 2027, but Red Star will find it difficult to prevent him from leaving due to ‘serious interest’ in his services.

DEEPER DIVE: Omar Marmoush – the story so far

• February 1999 – Marmus was born in Cairo, Egypt.
• July 2016 – He made his debut as a substitute in the Egyptian Premier League match, replacing Wadi Degla.
• December 2016 – His first goal for Wadi Degla came in the Egypt Cup match.
• August 2017 – Marmoush, who played a total of 18 matches at Wadi Degla and scored three goals, went to Germany and signed a contract with Wolfsburg and was initially in the reserve team.
• May 2020 – Marmoush played for the first time in the Bundesliga match for Wolfsburg.
• June 2020 – Wolfsburg rewarded him with his first professional contract.
• August 2020 – Marmoush made his European debut in Wolfsburg’s Europa League match.
• January 2021 – Wolfsburg sent Marmoush on loan to St Pauli of the German 2nd league.
• August 2021 – The next loan period is set to be played against Stuttgart in the Bundesliga.
• September 2021 – Marmoush scored a last-minute equalizer on his Stuttgart debut and was named Bundesliga Rookie of the Month.
• October 2021 – Marmoush makes his first international appearance for Egypt and celebrates with a goal.
• December 2021 – Egypt included Marmoush in their squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations and he will play in all their matches from the group stage to the final.
• March 2022 – Won the Rookie of the Month award for the second time.
• July 2022 – Marmoush, who was reunited with his family, scored his first goal for Wolfsburg in the German Cup match.
• January 2023 – Marmoush is in his second AFCON tournament with Egypt.
• May 2023 – Eintracht Frankfurt announced that they will buy Marmoush for free.
• August 2023 – Marmoush scored in the German Cup for the first time for Frankfurt and also scored in his second match in the Bundesliga.
• September 2023 – He added his first European goal by scoring a penalty against Aberdeen in the European Conference League.
• May 2024 – Marmoush finished his first season with Frankfurt with a career-best 17 goals; Some of these were against clubs such as Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig.
• October 2024 – While Marmoush scored his first goal in the Europa League, he also completed a streak of goals in five consecutive matches in the Bundesliga before the international break.