Aston Villa have been linked with a last-gasp deadline day bid for an international striker worth a reported £60m.
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Aston Villa may already have signed Evann Guessand to bolster their attacking options this summer but according to the French media, the Villans could return to Ligue 1 to sign another striker – this time in a deal likely to cost at least £60m.
L’Equipe reported on Monday morning that Villa have “shown interest” in Paris Saint-Germain and France forward Randal Kolo Muani, who has spent much of the summer struggling to get a move to Serie A side Juventus over the line.
With negotiations over a permanent move to Turin stalling ahead of Monday evening’s transfer deadline, it’s been suggested that Villa could spring a surprise late move for the 26-year-old as Unai Emery looks to improve an attack which has failed to score a single goal across the club’s first three league fixtures of the season.
Aston Villa linked with late Randal Kolo Muani bid
L’Equipe has reported that negotiations between PSG and Juventus, where Kolo Muani spent the second half of last season on loan, have been “unsuccessful” – and on Sunday evening, Juventus reached a deal to sign RB Leipzig’s Loïs Openda instead, effectively ending Kolo Muani’s chances of securing a move back to Italy.
The French newspaper further claims that PSG still have interest from multiple clubs in the Premier League, with Villa the first to be listed alongside Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United, who are rushing to find a replacement for the Liverpool-bound Alexander Isak.
It is not suggested that any of the three English sides linked with Kolo Muani, who has scored nine goals in 31 caps for France, have yet made a formal offer – although Fabrizio Romano reported earlier on Monday that Spurs have made an enquiry.
Previous reports from France suggest that negotiations with Juventus collapsed due to PSG’s asking price, which is said to be set at a minimum of €70m (£60m), and it remains to be seen whether Aston Villa would be prepared to meet that, or whether PSG are willing to negotiate.
Kolo Muani could be biggest deal of a busy deadline day
Regardless of whether Aston Villa make an approach for Kolo Muani before the transfer window closes, Villa could be set for a busy deadline day as they work to find reinforcements for a team which has earned just one point from its first three Premier League games of the 2025/26 season.
Villa have been linked with a late bid for Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho as well as former United defender Victor Lindelöf, and also face the prospect of losing goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez after the Argentine reportedly agreed personal terms ahead of a possible move to Old Trafford.
Sunday evening’s disappointing 3-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace will increase pressure on president of football operations Monchi to make some moves on deadline day at the end of a quiet transfer window.
Guessand, veteran goalkeeper Marco Bizot and young centre-back Yasin Özcan are the only signings that Villa have made so far this summer, while they have seen Jacob Ramsey, Leon Bailey and Leander Dendoncker leave the club.