Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal with Paris Saint-Germain over a straight season-long loan for forward Randal Kolo Muani.
Personal terms with the striker have been agreed and the player is on the way to London to complete a medical.
The loan deal will not an include an option nor obligation to make the transfer permanent at the end of the season.
The France international has been out of favour with the European champions and spent the second half of 2024-25 on loan at Juventus.
Kolo Muani was negotiating a return to Juventus but talks collapsed over the weekend, opening the door for the north London club.
Spurs and Manchester United explored a loan deal for the 26-year-old in January before he moved to Turin.
Kolo Muani recorded 10 goals and three assists in 22 appearances for Juventus and appeared in all but one of their Serie A matches following his arrival. He joined PSG in 2023 after the French club agreed a €90million deal with Eintracht Frankfurt and signed a five-year contract.
PSG and Spurs face each other in the Champions League league phase at the Parc des Princes, Paris, on November 26 — a match in which Kolo Muani could face his parent club.
Spurs have made a positive start to the season under new head coach Thomas Frank but club-record signing Dominic Solanke is struggling with an ankle injury, and missed Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to B0urnemouth.
Richarlison is the only other natural centre-forward in Frank’s squad.
Solanke started Tottenham’s first pre-season game against Reading on July 19 before hurting his ankle which prevented him from playing in any of the matches during their pre-season tour to Hong Kong and South Korea.
The England international made his return as a substitute in the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain on August 13. Solanke came off the bench in Spurs’ league victories over Burnley and Manchester City, too.
After the Bournemouth defeat, Frank downplayed the severity of Solanke’s injury, saying: “It’s not like he re-injured it.”
“It’s not progressing as quickly as we hoped for, but we are still positive that it can be solved in the next two weeks,” Frank added.
The hope was that Solanke would return after the international break for Spurs’ game against West Ham United on September 13.
Kolo Muani scored two goals in 10 appearances for PSG in the first half of the campaign, primarily utilised as a substitute, but was left out of matchday squads by Luis Enrique for four Ligue 1 matches in December and January.
The striker started his career at Nantes, before joining Frankfurt on a free transfer in 2022. He recorded 26 goals and 17 assists in 50 appearances for the German club.
Kolo Muani has continued to appear regularly for France and earned his 31st cap against Germany in the Nations League in June.
Analysis
Spurs struggled to cope with a crippling injury crisis last season and, at the moment, it feels like nothing has changed. James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Radu Dragusin are recovering from long-term knee injuries, while new signing Kota Takai missed the entirety of pre-season with a foot issue.
Solanke is the latest name to be added to the growing list and a prolonged absence would give Frank a huge headache.
Richarlison scored twice in Spurs’ opening weekend victory over Burnley and assisted Brennan Johnson’s goal in the 2-0 win at Manchester City. However, Richarlison’s limitations were exposed in Saturday’s defeat to Bournemouth as he struggled to hold the ball up and bring others into play.
Solanke is Tottenham’s club-record signing and Frank has barely had any time to properly work with him due to the forward’s ankle injury. If Solanke misses a significant chunk of the season, Frank will potentially have to use Mathys Tel as an alternative option to Richarlison upfront.
Tel has not looked entirely convincing since he joined Spurs from Bayern Munich, initially on loan before the move became permanent, in February. Richarlison’s injury record since he joined Spurs from Everton in July 2022 has not been great either.
After the defeat to Bournemouth, Frank suggested he was happy with his forward options but Spurs might have to act decisively on the final day of the window because of the uncertainty around Solanke.
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