Fabrizio Romano: Juventus Make Phone Call to Sign £65m Tottenham Player

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Tottenham Hotspur star Randal Kolo Muani may be on his way out of north London after an uninspiring loan spell in the capital, according to reports - with Juventus being in the market for a shock return for his talents.

Kolo Muani joined Spurs in the summer with a lot of promise, having scored 10 goals in just 22 games for Juventus last season, as well as notching 12 in 44 the previous campaign for Eintracht Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain combined.

However, he's failed massively at Spurs, scoring just twice in a 5-3 loss at his parent club in the Champions League - and that could see him move to Italy once more.

Romano: Juventus 'Make Call' Over Kolo Muani on Sunday

The report by Fabrizio Romano, via The Spurs Express, states that Juventus have called about Randal Kolo Muani over the past 24 hours, with the striker having had a poor start to life at Tottenham.

There are two issues with any potential deal, though. Thomas Frank won't want to lose any more players, especially in an attacking sense - and Juventus' relationship with PSG has been described as 'frosty', given the breakdown in summer talks over Kolo Muani, who cost the Champions League holders £65million.

That makes PSG hesitant to negotiate with the Italian giants again, and so it may well be that Kolo Muani stays at Tottenham, even though he's yet to score in the top-flight.

Kolo Muani Has Been a Huge Negative for Spurs This Season

Kolo Muani's shortcomings are likely to be a major reason for Tottenham's poor form in the Premier League.

Kolo Muani has started 11 games in the league, with his first start in a Tottenham shirt coming against Everton in late October, though he has failed to score in any of his 15 appearances in the division.

Playing up front or off the left-hand side, he's been largely ineffective and as a result, was benched against Burnley at the weekend, being an unused substitute for the first time since mid-September.

In fact, with Dominic Solanke starting over him for the first time in the league this season, it was a sure-fire sign to his future - and with youngsters Mathys Tel and Dane Scarlett being preferred to come on instead.

Once Richarlison is back from injury, he is now seen as fifth-choice striker behind the Brazilian, Tel, Solanke and Scarlett. That may change under a new boss, with Thomas Frank being under the thumb after some poor results in the Premier League and in the domestic cups.

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