PSG transfer news: Randal Kolo Muani arrives from Frankfurt

Deal announced 

There was a final twist in this story after all. Despite reports that a deal had collapsed, Paris Saint-Germain have signed Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani in a deal that could be worth up to €95m. According to Fabrizio Romano, the transfer will be an initial €75 million plus €15m in add-ons. That would make Kolo Muani the seventh most expensive departure in Bundesliga history. Sky Germany, in the meantime, reported that the entire package could be even more: €95m. That fee was also confirmed by Frankfurt in an official club statement. 

It is a remarkable turn of events for a second time on Friday. But with Kolo Muani in France, refusing to return to Frankfurt, the Bundesliga side perhaps didn’t have another choice despite missing out on signing a suitable replacement. “I owe Eintracht Frankfurt a lot,” Kolo Muani said in an interview with Sky Germany. “I’ve taken the fans to my heart and have always behaved in a highly professional way. I always gave everything to the club until the very end. However, it’s no secret that Paris Saint-Germain made a record offer for me. A move to Paris is now a unique opportunity for me. I would like to move to Paris and have also informed the people in charge. I hope and wish that Eintracht will agree to Paris’ offer and that this move will now be made possible for me.” 

Kolo Muani joined Eintracht Frankfurt on a free transfer from Nantes last summer and is currently signed until the end of the 2026/27 season. The French forward scored 15 goals and 14 assists in 32 Bundesliga games for Frankfurt last season and was also an integral part of the French national team that reached the final of the 2022 World Cup. As a result, Kolo Muani has increased his market value from an initial €16m when he first signed to €80m. Frankfurt’s sporting director Markus Krösche, who has been public about the fact that he would like to receive at least €100m for the French forward. It now appears that Frankfurt are at least close to receiving that sort of money from PSG.

Kolo Muani: What can the Frankfurt striker add to PSG?

But why are PSG desperate to sign Kolo Muani? Signing Kolo Muani has long been a priority for the Ligue 1 giants. The 24-year-old native of Bondy, a suburb of Paris, has been seen as part of long-term strategy to replace star striker Kylian Mbappé. To that end, PSG have already signed Portuguese forward Gonçalo Ramos from Benfica and winger Ousmane Dembélé. Kolo Muani is supposed to be the final piece of a trifecta that is supposed to replace Mbappé by committee if and when the French superstar leaves.

Kolo Muani, after all, picked up an impressive 0.99 goals and assists per 90 minutes for Frankfurt last season. Although, that is significantly short of Mbappé’s output. Together with Dembélé and Ramos, that output should be more than enough to replace Mbappé’s 1.29 goals and assists per 90 minutes. In the short term, Kolo Muani will most certainly be enough to replace Neymar. Finally, the 24-year-old could even provide an argument for Mbappé to stay after all. Mbappé has been impressed by Kolo Muani’s performances at the World Cup and has supported PSG’s attempts to sign the Frankfurt star.

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