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DFB star as Marmoush replacement to Frankfurt?
Updated on January 9, 2025 – 9:03 p.mReading time: 14 minutes
The winter transfer phase is underway and the German clubs are in the middle of it. Rumors and fixed changes from the world of football can be found here.
With the beginning of 2025, the transfer window opened in the Bundesliga and other European leagues. In Germany the transfer period ends on February 3rd. After that, players can still move abroad, provided the leagues there have a later transfer deadline.
Which clubs are most in need of reinforcements, what is FC Bayern doing and what is the situation at the top European clubs? These and many other questions will be answered this transfer winter. At t-online you can find an overview of the most important guesses and changes from Germany and the world.
Eintracht Frankfurt may have to do without their sought-after striker Omar Marmoush in the future. As Sky reported on Thursday evening, the Egyptian had agreed with Manchester City club representatives about an immediate move. Frankfurt is informed of this, but the Bundesliga club is demanding a transfer fee in the region of 80 million euros. Now there must be negotiations between the clubs.
Marmoush scored 13 goals in 15 Bundesliga games and thus aroused interest. Frankfurt coach Dino Toppmöller emphasized on Thursday afternoon that there had been “no contact” with Man City. Therefore, “we don’t need to talk about it too much,” said the 44-year-old: “We would all like him to stay.”
If Marmoush leaves Eintracht, Sky national striker Niclas Füllkrug is a possible replacement. The attacker has yet to get going since joining West Ham United.
Borussia Dortmund striker Sébastien Haller is trying to get back into the swing of things with his former team FC Utrecht. BVB announced on Thursday that the 30-year-old will play for the Dutch first division club on loan until the end of the season. Dortmund and Spanish first division club CD Leganés had previously ended the Ivorian’s loan “amicably and early”.
“BVB wishes Sébastien Haller above all good health and, of course, a lot of working time and the greatest possible success in his new place of work,” the Dortmund team said in a statement. The change is “still subject to association legal processing”.
Haller had only played nine games for Leganés since the summer and didn’t score a goal. Now a return to the roots should bring success. The striker played for Utrecht from 2015 to 2017 and then moved to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Kiel lends Puchacz to England
Newly promoted Holstein Kiel is handing over defensive player Tymoteusz Puchacz to English second division club Plymouth Argyle until the end of the season. The Bundesliga club and the bottom team in the Championship agreed on a loan for the 25-year-old Polish international.
Puchacz moved from league rivals Union Berlin to Kiel in the summer, and since then he has played in ten Bundesliga games and two cup games for the Störche – but never over the full distance.
Negotiations between Eintracht star and City probably “advanced”
Manchester City is interested in Frankfurt star Omar Marmoush. The Premier League club apparently wants the striker immediately. According to Sky, the talks between the club and the players are already “advanced”. “Bild” also reports this.
Manchester City apparently wants to offer the 25-year-old a contract until 2029 or 2030. Marmoush himself should therefore be open to a transfer in the winter. However, this would be a bitter blow for Eintracht Frankfurt. The top performer has scored 13 goals in 15 games this season. According to the TV station, there are said to have been no discussions between the clubs. According to “Bild”, Eintracht apparently wants more for Marmoush than the 50 to 60 million euros that were last mentioned.
