{"id":8192,"date":"2026-05-14T07:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8192"},"modified":"2026-05-14T07:10:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T07:10:28","slug":"man-city-think-they-have-made-ideal-offer-that-ensures-they-will-beat-pl-rivals-to-signature-of-german-wonderkid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=8192","title":{"rendered":"Man City Think They Have Made &#8216;Ideal Offer&#8217; That Ensures They Will Beat PL Rivals To Signature Of German Wonderkid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<article>\n<p><em>This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Man City are confident of winning the race for Hertha Berlin holding midfielder Kennet Eichhorn, according to reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 16-year-old is attracting interest from a whole host of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle and Tottenham.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sra_unit\"><link rel=\"stylesheet\" id=\"block-sra\" href=\"https:\/\/mancitynews.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/snack-related-articles\/dist\/css\/snack-related.min.css?240402-33626\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\"\/>\n<aside class=\"sra-group sra-related-list\">\n<h2 class=\"sra-group-head\">Most Read on Man City News<\/h2>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bundesliga teams Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig are also keen on signing Eichhorn this summer.<\/p>\n<p>However, <em>TEAMtalk<\/em> claim that City have formulated what they believe is an \u201cideal offer\u201d that will prove attractive to the player.<\/p>\n<h2>Eichhorn would stay in Germany for 2 years<\/h2>\n<p>One of the issues that would block City from officially signing the teenager is his age. Rules are in place to stop English clubs recruiting players from abroad who are below 18.<\/p>\n<p>It means that a transfer within Germany was seen as more realistic for Eichhorn, unless he is prepared to stay at Hertha Berlin, but City believe they have found a workaround. It would see him join another City Football Group club before being loaned out to Bayer Leverkusen for two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>There is a good relationship between City and Leverkusen officials, which likely stretches back to <strong>Claudio Echeverri\u2019s loan move<\/strong> to the BayArena last year.<\/p>\n<p>Buy Man City tickets from SportsBreaks here<\/p>\n<h2>Man City are targeting a Leverkusen player<\/h2>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0fab81ce12e48a0794275e1d82449fb1\" image-id=\"1076954088\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><!-- https:\/\/smartframe.io\/embedding-support --><br \/>Handing over Eichhorn to the Bundesliga side may also have other benefits. Reports in the German media claim that the Cityzens are keeping close tabs on one of their players \u2013 Ibrahim Maza.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old is a former Hertha Berlin player himself, having moved clubs in July last year for \u20ac12m.<\/p>\n<p>If City choose to make an offer for Maza, the fact that Eichhorn could potentially move in the other direction may help negotiations run more smoothly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more news on Man City? Add Man City News as a preferred source on Google<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/article><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article contains affiliate links. 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