Twist of Transfer: Manchester City and Manchester United are likely to be in talks with Dani Olmo’s agent about a potential loan move from Barcelona.
That is the view of former Man City financial adviser Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider the Spain international has the option to terminate his contract with the La Liga giants following his registration issues.
Olmo joined Barcelona from RB Leipzig in August last year for £51million despite their well-documented financial struggles.
The Catalan side have failed in their latest attempt to register the 26-year-old for the remainder of the season due to their difficulties in meeting La Liga’s wage restrictions after he was only permitted to play in the opening half of the campaign.
The attacking midfielder’s agent Andy Bara was at the Man City game against Everton on Boxing Day, but he later claimed he was just on holiday in Manchester and his client is not planning to leave Barcelona.
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Borson admitted it’s “surprising” the agent was in attendance at the Etihad following the situation surrounding Olmo.
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He told Football Insider: “It looks like Olmo has the option to terminate the contract given that he’s not now going to be registered this season.
“I think that option runs until the end of January, but he has said he doesn’t want to do it at the moment.
“Obviously, he’s got other clients, but it seems a bit surprising that Olmo’s agent was in Manchester. He claimed it was for a holiday just after Christmas and was at the City game. I suspect he’s talking to both City and United about possible moves.
“Barcelona and their finances are a bit of a mystery. It’s still a miracle that they have continued their transfer activity in the backdrop of really quite serious financial troubles, and their accounts are really extraordinary.
“They have also had all sorts of caps from La Liga, so they have had these problems about registering players now for a number of windows, but they keep going ahead and signing players. Olmo is just the latest one.
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Manchester City have overtaken several of their Premier League rivals, including Liverpool and Arsenal, in the race to sign Omar Marmoush – but there are conflicting claims over how far they have taken their approach to the on-fire Eintracht Frankfurt forward.
With 18 goals and 12 assists to his name this season, Marmoush has been a revelation. The 25-year-old has caught the attention of various English clubs in recent months and seems to be interested in entertaining a move to the Premier League.
Most recently, Arsenal were said to be ready to make the first move for Marmoush. However, Man City are the ones who have actually swooped in early.
According to Foot Mercato, Man City have ‘decided to step up a gear’ in the race for Marmoush. What they imply is that the club have made an offer to the Egypt international for him to join – in the summer, rather than this month.
In doing so, they have stolen a march on Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham – all of whom have been showing interest in Marmoush too.
The report claims Marmoush is ‘very excited’ about the idea of joining Man City after holding talks with the club, even though he is under contract with Eintracht until 2027.
There have even been claims in his native Egypt that everything is set up for Marmoush to sign for Man City in a €50m (£41.5m) move in the summer – but in reality, things might not be that far forward…
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According to TBR Football, Man City have ‘insisted’ that they have not yet reached an agreement with Marmoush’s current club for his transfer.
However, the report claims the reigning Premier League champions have confirmed their ‘admiration’ for Marmoush – who is also on Chelsea’s radar, in addition to the aforementioned clubs.
Their scouts have been watching the versatile forward ‘closely’, but a January move would be unlikely while Frankfurt are aiming to qualify for the Champions League and even a summer move might cost more than the mooted €50m fee.
Therefore, Man City will have to keep working if they intend to sign Marmoush, but they still seem to have become one of his main admirers.
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Meanwhile, Man City are one of the main clubs to keep an eye on in the battle for Dani Olmo after Barcelona continued to struggle to secure his registration with LaLiga.
Pep Guardiola’s side are apparently accelerating their interest in the Spain international, who could soon be available to sign.
However, there have also been claims that Barcelona could respond by taking Kevin De Bruyne away from Man City if they find it easier to fit him within their budget.
That, though, would require some compromise from the Premier League’s highest-paid player, who is in the final six months of his contract at the Etihad Stadium.
Omar Marmoush: The story so far
February 1999 – Marmoush is born in Cairo, Egypt.
July 2016 – He makes his debut as a substitute in an Egyptian Premier League match for Wadi Degla.
December 2016 – His first goal for Wadi Degla comes in an Egypt Cup match.
August 2017 – After a total of 18 appearances and three goals for Wadi Degla, Marmoush moves to Germany to sign for Wolfsburg, initially being placed in the reserve team.
May 2020 – Marmoush makes his first-team debut for Wolfsburg in a Bundesliga match.
June 2020 – Wolfsburg reward him with his first professional contract.
August 2020 – Marmoush makes his European debut in a Europa League match for Wolfsburg.
January 2021 – Wolfsburg send Marmoush on loan to St Pauli in the German second tier.
August 2021 – His next loan spell is arranged to be in the Bundesliga with Stuttgart.
September 2021 – Marmoush scores on his Stuttgart debut with a last-minute equaliser and is named as the Bundesliga’s Rookie of the Month.
October 2021 – Marmoush makes his international debut with Egypt and marks the occasion with a goal.
December 2021 – Egypt include Marmoush in their squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations, where he will go on to play in all their matches from the group stage to the final.
March 2022 – For the second time, he wins the Rookie of the Month award.
July 2022 – After being reintegrated by his parent club, Marmoush scores his first goal for Wolfsburg in a German Cup match.
January 2023 – Marmoush features at a second AFCON tournament with Egypt.
May 2023 – Eintracht Frankfurt announce they will be acquiring Marmoush on a free transfer.
August 2023 – Marmoush scores on his debut for Frankfurt in the German Cup and also in his second Bundesliga appearance for them.
September 2023 – He adds his first-ever European goal by scoring a penalty against Aberdeen in the Europa Conference League.
May 2024 – Marmoush finishes his debut season with Frankfurt on a career-best tally of 17 goals, some of which were against clubs like Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig.
October 2024 – Marmoush scores his first Europa League goal, while also completing a run of scoring in five successive Bundesliga matches before the international break.
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