Tottenham made a big statement on Wednesday night in the League Cup, outlasting Liverpool 1-0 to win the first leg of the semifinals behind some excellent midfield play, including a goal from Lucas Bergvall, and a brilliant assist from hold-up-play maven Dominic Solanke.
The 65 million pound man came to Tottenham with a huge point to prove at that bloated price point, but Solanke has quickly become one of the most important players on Tottenham.
Though Spurs have struggled this season compared to expectations and last season’s fifth-placed finish, Solanke has been as-advertised as an all-around centerpiece who brings others into the game.
That said, Tottenham are having trouble scoring the volume of goals they were hoping for, and that has led to them showing an interest in strikers this coming summer, in addition to winger Jack Grealish.
According to a report from Dean Jones of GiveMeSport.com, Tottenham are “moving fast” in order to sign PSG striker Randal Kolo Muani, who is one of several underperforming players on the French giants available for transfer this winter.
Kolo Muani is also being linked to North London rivals Arsenal, who are in arguably even bigger need of a striker because at least Spurs already have one of the top-five No. 9’s of the 2024/25 Premier League season in Solanke.
Because of the potential interest from Arsenal and Manchester United, it makes sense for Tottenham to push harder than they normally would for “RKM”, but, well, there’s a real buyer beware tag that is even more glaring than Solanke’s.
For the same cost as Solanke, Kolo Muani comes with only one proven season of success at the top level with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga, and the Eagles don’t exactly have the best track record at the striker position with prominent past flops like Ante Rebic, Sebastien Haller, and Luka Jovic.
Kolo Muani has already floundered in Paris, and while he checks off a lot of boxes athletically and could shine next to a player of Solanke’s all-around caliber, perhaps Spurs should slow their interest in such a risky signing.
