Tottenham have agreed a season-long loan move for Paris Saint-Germain forward Randal Kolo Muani as Thomas Frank ends the summer with a flurry of attacking signings.
After the departure of captain Heung-min Son and a long-term injury to James Maddison, Frank has moved to sign Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig before working on a loan deal for Kolo Muani.
The Frenchman, 26, will join Spurs with experience in Germany, France and Italy following a loan switch to Juventus last season and a prolific spell at Eintracht Frankfurt before his switch to PSG.
He netted ten goals with three assists in 22 outings for Juventus, with an impressive record of 26 goals and 17 assists for Eintracht Frankfurt earlier in his career. However, when he came up against Spurs in 22 for Frankfurt, he was uncharacteristically quiet.
Randal Kolo Muani unable to score against Tottenham in Champions League group meeting in 2022
In the 2022/23 Champions League group stage, Tottenham travelled to Eintracht Frankfurt having won one and lost one of their opening two fixtures. A goalless draw at Eintracht Frankfurt was a respectable result for Antonio Conte’s side.
While both sides had chances, only eight of the 23 shots were on target, with Spurs perhaps having the better of the opportunities with an expected goals total of 1.48.
Kolo Muani led the line for Frankfurt, but failed to muster a single shot on goal while all of his three attempted dribbles were unsuccessful. He managed just two touches in the Spurs area from just 18 across the whole game.
And of his six attempted passes, only two were successful to give him the lowest pass completion rate of any player in the game. He was replaced after just 57 minutes.
Tottenham kept out Randal Kolo Muani again in second Champions League meeting in 2022
The reverse fixture at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium took place just a week later, with Spurs earning a valuable win that would be the difference as they pipped Frankfurt to top spot in the group.
Kolo Muani started again and saw Eintracht take the lead early on, but Tottenham scored three goals in 16 minutes to take control before half-time. Kolo Muani lasted longer this time, but was sacrificed after a red card to a teammate on 67 minutes.
Randal Kolo Muani statistics vs Tottenham in 2022/23 (Source: FotMob)
Once again, Kolo Muani failed to take a shot on goal in the game and his only attempted dribble was unsuccessful. His pass completion rate was much improved (87% from 15 passes) and he was involved more (22 touches), but no touches were in the Spurs area.
Kolo Muani’s winning goals in Frankfurt’s final two group games secured a last-16 spot for the German side, and he has scored plenty of goals in the following three years. But it is telling that Kolo Muani went two games without a single shot in his two Tottenham auditions.