Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are actively exploring a January deal to sign Randal Kolo Muani on loan from Paris Saint-Germain.
Premier League clubs, along with Serie A clubs and Juventus, have expressed interest in signing the 26-year-old striker.
As things stand they are emerging as the leading contenders for one of most high-profile players likely to move during the winter transfer window.
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PSG and Kolo Muani’s representatives have been made aware of the admiration, with the France international regarded by his suitors among the best versatile attackers currently on the market.
He joined the Ligue 1 champions from Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer of 2023 for €90million but game time has been limited and, given he is under contract until 2028, it should benefit all parties for the forward to be playing regularly.
Kolo Muani moved to PSG after scoring 23 goals in 46 appearances during his debut season in Germany.
However, his first season in the Princes Park produced six goals in Ligue 1 in 26 games. Kolo Muani has appeared 14 times in all club competitions this season, offering two goals and an assistance.
The forward joined Frankfurt from Nantes in 2022 after his contract expired, having scored 23 goals in 87 games for the Ligue 1 team.
Kolo Muani has been capped 27 times by France at senior international level, scoring eight goals, and was part of Didier Deschamps’ squad at the 2022 World Cup and 2024 European Championship.
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Analysis via Jack Pitt-Brooke
It is clear all season that Tottenham were missing. Dominic Solanke has taken over since joining from Bournemouth and Brennan Johnson has taken a step forward in last season’s production.
But with Son Heung-min and Timo Werner having difficult seasons, and with Richarlison and Wilson Odobert out injured, Spurs have been short of options in the front line.
The same players had to play match after match, with diminishing returns. That is why it would be so interesting for a new player like Kolo Muani to arrive, who can play on the front line, score goals and for the team.
He could offer some of what Richarlison offers, but perhaps with more reliability.
Analysis from Laurie Whitwell
Manchester United looked hard at Kolo Muani when surveying the market for a striker in Erik ten Hag’s second summer. Ultimately they went for Rasmus Hojlund due to age, profile and price, with Ten Hag casting influence, but Kolo Muani made the final two.
Hojlund arrived for £72m, with Muani heading to PSG for more, however United scouts have been keeping an eye on him.
The issues around Marcus Rashford mean his return is shrouded in uncertainty, with Ruben Amorim wanting more firepower in any case. United have scored 23 goals in 20 Premier League games, off the back of hitting 57, 58, and 57 goals in the past three full seasons.
Kolo Muani’s tactical flexibility, play on the most level-headed or on the wings, makes him a addition to the amorim system.
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Analysis through James Horncastle
Juventus’ attack is currently in sixth place in Serie A. Dusan Vlahovic has scored two league goals since the beginning of November. Creating chances is something that the newly formed team is undertaking a review of its philosophy under the guidance of new coach Thiago Motta.
But Vlahovic is carrying the goalscoring burden alone. Juventus sold Moise Kean to Fiorentina in the summer under the misguided impression that the injury prone Arkadiusz Milik would be back to serve as cover for the Serb. Milik, however, can’t even be considered a ghost. There have been no sightings, no fleeting apparitions.
Kolo Muani can relieve Vlahovic and Motta further with the PSG, where he keeps Nasser al Khelaifi, he can give Juventus a merit in negotiations. The priority, at least according to the head of soccer operations, Cristiano Giuntoli, is to strengthen an exhausted defense through the tears of LCA in Gleison Bremer and Juan Cabal.
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