Manchester City are reportedly plotting a £50million move for Eintracht Frankfurt star Omar Marmoush. The 25-year-old has been fiercely linked with a move to Liverpool, in recent weeks, and Pep Guardiola's desire to rebuild his City squad mid-season threatens potential transfer plans.

Interest from the Reds has merely been speculation but reports in Germany have suggested that England is a target for the Egyptian - with Liverpool said to be a dream switch.

However, according to a report from the Telegraph, the Premier League champions are eyeing a January move, worth around £50million in a bid to sign the Frankfurt attacker. With two-and-a-half years remaining on his contract in Hesse, the outlet adds that the Bundesliga side was preparing for a summer exit for the forward.

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"I am honoured that people are talking about me," Marmoush said recently on the ongoing speculation surrounding his future. "It shows that I am obviously doing a good job, but it doesn't concern me in my day-to-day life - my focus is solely on Eintracht Frankfurt and being successful here."

However, speaking in November, the club's sporting director Timmo Hardung rejected claims that Liverpool had approached them over Marmoush. He said: "No, we have no contact with Liverpool regarding Marmoush.

"No negotiations or contacts. I know the people there but there is nothing, there is no contact with any club regarding the player. We do not want to dispense with him, we do not want to sell him, certainly also in January. In the transfer market there is no room for assumptions, but there is no reason to sell him in the winter.

"It is clear that players like Omar have their own market value in the transfer market. At the moment, we are not looking to sell him. We are very happy with him at our club.

“He is still developing, and we want to be part of that, and achieve good things together, and then we will see what happens in the summer. Who knows?! He might stay in the team," he added.

"There is definitely a possibility that he will stay in the team next summer, we will not let him go. He has a great personality, he is an excellent footballer, there is no reason to let go of a player like him. It is better for us to have him here with us and strive to achieve something big.

“I don’t know what kind of market value Omar Marmoush might bring in the end. I think that’s regardless of the date or the time or even if it happens at all. It’s hard to predict that, and frankly, we don’t care to predict that. We deal with the situation if it happens.

“For us, it’s just a theory. We don’t need to think about things that might or might not happen, but it’s not realistic now. We’re in the middle of the season and we have ambitious goals. I know the media might have ideas about these things, but we don’t waste any energy on that.

“If Omar wants to leave the club, which doesn’t seem to be possible at the moment, he is very happy here, happy with us, with the coach and the coaching staff. So, there is no need to talk about any possible numbers or records.”