Based on reviews from Germany, Liverpool have stepped up their curiosity in one of many hottest strikers in European soccer in the intervening time.
Speculation has grown in latest 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 significantly contemplating a transfer for the 25-year-old.
His info has now been corroborated by one other German outlet in an replace which’ll additional fire up a doable bid for the Egyptian subsequent yr.
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 throughout the summer time.
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 current 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 fee.
May Liverpool go huge for Marmoush in January?
The 25-year-old has been in scintillating type 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 purpose in a 3-3 draw in opposition to Bayern Munich final month (Transfermarkt).
Plettenberg supplied Liverpool followers additional encouragement in his latest 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.
Though Arne Slot already has a stacked ahead line at Anfield, the damage issues incurred by Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa (each of whom have unenviable reputations in that regard) could but immediate the membership to go on the offensive to attempt to land Marmoush.
His scoring fee 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 web often at a excessive degree.
If Liverpool’s attacking choices are additional depleted going into the January switch window, that may simply push them in the direction of tabling a considerable provide to attempt to land yet one more prolific Egyptian marksman to workforce up with Salah.