Omar Marmoush seemed on the verge of joining Manchester City on Friday as his current club Eintracht Frankfurt confirmed it was in talks with City and said the Egyptian striker would probably leave.
Marmoush was not in the squad as Frankfurt beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the Bundesliga but joined his teammates on the field after the game for an apparent farewell as fans cheered.
“I've said often before that we're in discussions with a club. In the end, it's Manchester City and we've really been in close contact with them for one or two days now,” sporting director Markus Krösche told broadcaster DAZN ahead of the game. A move to City would be a “huge opportunity” for Marmoush, he added.
“We'll see how it develops in the coming hours and perhaps days, but there is now a very high probability that he will be leaving us.”