Sources: Man City is close to an exciting double deal this month

Manchester City is targeting both Abdelkader Khosanov and Omar Marmoush in an exciting double deal next January.

Pep Guardiola’s side need a mid-season boost to help them get through a disappointing second half of the season, and landing both Abdulkader Khosanov and Omar Marmoush would certainly go some way to achieving that.

Sources have told CaughtOffside that both players are in advanced talks with the reigning Premier League champions, and that Guardiola believes the 19-year-old Uzbek can become an important defender in the future.

Manchester City want Abdulkader Khosanov and Omar Marmoush in January

Talks continue with Lens for Khosanov, with sources indicating that he is approaching a verbal agreement on personal terms.

It looks like the club will need to move quickly, as Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain, Wolves, Tottenham and Newcastle United are also chasing the young defender.

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There were always big changes afoot at City given how poor they have been of late.

Talk about Kevin De Bruyne was replaced It did show up though City’s attempts to lure Dani Olmo For the club they came to nothing.

Khosanov and Marmoush are more than just condolence signatures

If they land Khosanov and Marmoush as well, it will be more than a consolation.

Sources also indicated that talks with the latter, who wants to move from Eintracht Frankfurt, are well advanced and are likely to end soon.

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This will disappoint Aston Villa, Newcastle, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool who were all attracted by the possibility of El Masry landing.

His performances in the Bundesliga this season have caused Europe’s biggest clubs to watch and take notice, which is ostensibly why he has not responded in a positive or timely manner to Eintracht’s offer of a contract extension.