Manchester City tried cautiously with a bid of 50 million euros and an annual salary of a paltry 10 million euros. Now the sky blues have decided that the crisis is over and that the recovery in the Premier League can begin.
Today they drove over Ipswich at Portman Road and even Erling Braut Haaland made sure of one of the goals, probably to thank him for the new salary.
Manchester City, who have three wins and two draws in their last five games in the Premier League, have now climbed into the Champions League qualifying zone on goal difference over Newcastle, who lost their game against Bournemouth after a hat-trick from Justin Kluivert.
Manager Pep Guardiola has had more money to spend this winter than any other Premier League club, Eintracht Frankfurt have of course learned.
According to Sky Sport, the 25-year-old will fly to Manchester on Monday to complete the transfer. The transfer is expected to be announced on Tuesday or Wednesday – if everything goes according to plan.
Manchester City agreed to pay €75 million guaranteed, plus another €5 million in bonuses. Marmoush will earn between 16-17 million euros per year.
