In accordance with experiences from Germany, Liverpool have stepped up their curiosity in one of many hottest strikers in European soccer in the mean time.
Hypothesis has grown in current days relating to a possible raid on Eintracht Frankfurt for Omar Marmoush, with Sky Sports activities reporter Florian Plettenberg doubling down on his claims that the Reds are critically contemplating a transfer for the 25-year-old.
His data has now been corroborated by one other German outlet in an replace which’ll additional stir up a attainable bid for the Egyptian subsequent 12 months.
Liverpool make their curiosity in Marmoush official
On Thursday afternoon, Bild reported that Liverpool have ‘now formally expressed their curiosity’ in Marmoush to his brokers, with the Reds having had him on their shortlist of potential switch targets in the course of the summer season.
A transfer for the Eintracht Frankfurt predator may very well be contingent on whether or not or not his compatriot Mo Salah agrees a brand new contract at Anfield, the place his present deal expires subsequent June.
Marmoush is contracted to the Bundesliga membership till 2027 and has no exit clause in his present phrases, with SGE valuing their star striker at €40m (£33.6m), though that asking worth is more likely to soar if he continues to attain at his present charge.
Might Liverpool go large for Marmoush in January?
The 25-year-old has been in scintillating kind this season, with 11 objectives and 7 assists in simply 13 video games for Eintracht Frankfurt. It hasn’t been a case of stat-padding in opposition to comparatively weak opposition, both, as he scoerd twice and arrange one other aim in a 3-3 draw in opposition to Bayern Munich final month (Transfermarkt).
Plettenberg supplied Liverpool followers additional encouragement in his current updates when indicating that the Egypt centre-forward is craving to play within the Premier League and ‘would instantly agree to affix’ the Reds if the chance had been to current itself.
Regardless that Arne Slot already has a stacked ahead line at Anfield, the harm issues incurred by Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa (each of whom have unenviable reputations in that regard) might but immediate the membership to go on the offensive to attempt to land Marmoush.
His scoring charge has soared this season, but it’s not strictly a flash within the plan as he netted 12 Bundesliga objectives for Eintracht Frankfurt final time period and has additionally scored on the European stage (Transfermarkt), so he’s confirmed himself greater than able to find the online commonly at a excessive stage.
If Liverpool’s attacking choices are additional depleted going into the January switch window, that may simply push them in direction of tabling a considerable supply to attempt to land one more prolific Egyptian marksman to workforce up with Salah.