According to Africafoot, Manchester City is preparing an offer for Bayer Leverkusen's Ibrahim Maza that could reach 65 million euros, with a 5% sell-on clause. This follows an initial offer estimated at 50 million euros which was rejected by Bayer Leverkusen. The German club currently refuses to allow a departure for the attacking midfielder, who is under contract until June 2030. Internally, Leverkusen does not seem in a hurry to negotiate and considers Maza a key part of its long-term project. Manchester City is seeking to accelerate negotiations to avoid competition with other major European clubs.

Manchester City are closely monitoring Ibrahim Maza, according to SkySportDE. There has been no club-to-club contact yet, and Leverkusen are determined to keep him.

According to Sky Sports, Pep Guardiola has made the Algerian international Ibrahim Maza the club's priority for his position. Sky Sports also explains that Manchester City has a major advantage in this case due to its good relations with the agency representing the player, since the agency also represents Omar Marmoush, who signed for City last winter. Ibrahim Maza is under contract with Bayer Leverkusen until 2028, was bought for 12 million euros less than a year ago, and could leave for more than 40 million euros this summer.

'Sky Sports' reports that some Premier League clubs have developed an interest in Ibrahim Maza, and that Manchester City has been specifically named. Pep Guardiola was impressed by Ibrahim Maza following Manchester City's 0-2 loss against Bayer Leverkusen in November.