Tottenham have placed PSG striker Randal Kolo Muani at the top of their transfer wishlist, in the hopes that another goal-scorer can help take Spurs to another level and out of the bottom half of the league.
While Spurs have bigger weaknesses elsewhere in the squad, it would make sense for them to add another striker as a supplement to Dominic Solanke, who has actually been a success since his expensive 60 million pound transfer in the summer.
Competition for Kolo Muani, however, is fierce, as several clubs in the Premier League are lining up to sign the Frenchman, including Manchester United, and there are other clubs around Europe who may have a leg up on Tottenham.
One of those teams is Juventus, who need another striker just as much as Tottenham do, with no real backup for Dusan Vlahovic. Juve are seen as the favorites to sign Kolo Muani.
According to a report from TBR Football, after undergoing talks with Kolo Muani’s representation, Juventus think they are indeed in pole position to sign the striker and are expected to sign the player to a loan deal with a 50 million pound option to buy
If that is indeed the case, then it is further confirmation that Tottenham have fallen behind Juventus in the race to sign Kolo Muani and could come up empty-handed in their pursuit of their top transfer target this January.
For many Tottenham fans, that won’t actually come as a disappointment, since Kolo Muani was an expensive transfer flop for PSG and hasn’t shown since the start of 2023/24 that he would in any way be a superior option to Solanke in the lineup.
However, losing out to Juve for a Kolo Muani loan deal would be very disappointing from an organizational perspective. There’s no real risk in a six-month loan for Kolo Muani, and if he were to shine, 50 million pounds would be a very reasonable fee for a starting striker at the Premier League level, particularly since Spurs spent more on Solanke.
Juventus have been on the downswing in recent years, so getting pipped to a low-risk striker transfer in January by the Bianconeri is a bit of a step back in terms of transfer market power for Tottenham.
