Man City star interested in transfer to Germany as club close to signing Harry Kane's rival

Mainz are leading the race to sign James McAtee from Manchester City, talkSPORT understands.

The midfielder is awakening the interest of several Bundesliga teams this month.

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Bayer LeverkusenRB Leipzig, Borussia Dortmund And Stuttgart are interested in signing the 22-year-old.

However, the team currently in fifth place in the German top flight is their most likely destination at the moment.

McAtee, who came through City's academy, scored a hat-trick in the 8-0 win over salford city on Saturday.

However, the England under-21 international has been limited to just 36 minutes of Premier League action so far this season.

Meanwhile, he only has 18 months left on his contract, which will expire in 2026.

Previously he was on loan for the last two seasons in Sheffield Unitedplaying 75 games with the Blades.

McAtee's potential departure comes as City move closer to signing a current Bundesliga star.

talkSPORT previously revealed the champions have held advanced talks with Eintracht Frankfurt for the signing of £60 million Omar Marmush.

The Egyptian international has scored 14 goals and provided eight assists in 16 Bundesliga games this season.

Only Harry Kane has scored more than Marmoush this season after scoring his 15th league goal of the campaign on Saturday.

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City's deal for Marmoush would take their January spend close to the £100m mark with more than two weeks of the window remaining.

Pep Guardiola's men are also ready to complete the imminent signing of Abdukodir Khusanov.

The Uzbek defender is about to sign for Lens after the two clubs agreed a deal worth £33m plus add-ons.

In terms of expenses, Kyle Walker is interested in moving to AC Milan after requesting his departure from the club this month.

The 34-year-old was not called up for the weekend's FA Cup matchday.

Guardiola later confirmed that this was due to his request to move away from the Etihad Stadium.