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Juventus are expected to come back strong for Tottenham Hotspur striker Randal Kolo Muani in the summer transfer window.

The 27-year-old centre forward spent the second half of the last season on loan with Juventus and scored ten goals while laying on three assists in 22 games in all competitions.

Kolo Muani was the centre of attention during the summer with Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Spurs fighting to sign him and Thomas Frank’s side ultimately won the race.

Former Premier League star Dean Ashton stated that Kolo Muani has the potential to become a replacement for Heung-min Son and Frank also pointed out qualities that make the Frenchman a standout player.

Kolo Muani has made five goal contributions in Champions League but has yet to make his mark in the Premier League despite receiving 12 starts and he has been linked with a move in the winter window.

Juventus are looking for a forward addition and after hitting problems in their attempt to sign Everton target Youssef En-Nesyri, they shifted their focus to Kolo Muani.

However, Tottenham were not interested in parting ways with Kolo Muani in the ongoing window but Juventus still continued their effort to bring the Frenchman back to Italy.

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Now according to French radio station RMC, the Spurs hierarchy have told Juventus that Kolo Muani will stay with them in London.

However, Juventus are not giving up hope of reuniting with the 27-year-old striker as they are expected ‘to come back strong’ in the summer.

Tottenham do not have an option in Kolo Muani’s loan deal to make his move permanent in the summer.

The Frenchman also wants to get into France’s 2026 World Cup squad and to do so he will need to play regularly while getting himself on the scoresheet.

Kolo Muani did want to stay at Juventus after his loan expired and the idea of returning to Turin in the summer may well appeal to him.

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Highly-rated Tottenham Hotspur striker Mason Melia is ‘not expected’ to be loaned out this season, as he is expected to be in and around the senior team, according to journalist Alasdair Gold.

The north London club put special emphasis on developing top talents, snapping up a host of promising youngsters and sending a number of them out on loan.

The likes of Yang Min-hyeok, Luka Vuskovic and Kota Takai are clocking regular senior game time on loan spells away from Tottenham.

Last winter, Spurs agreed on a deal worth €2m with St Patrick’s Athletic for highly regarded attacking talent Melia, and it could reach up to €4m with add-ons.

Spurs beat some top European clubs to his signature and the 18-year-old arrived in England only last month from the Irish club.

The teenage striker played 98 times for the Irish outfit and impressed with 25 goals and eight assists, and is a part of the Ireland Under-21s set-up.

However, soon after his arrival, he suffered a minor setback with a back injury, which he is currently recovering from.

Even though Spurs prefer loaning out their highly rated talents to ensure their growth quickly, they have a different plan for Melia.

It has been suggested that the 2007-born attacking talent will ‘start getting involved’ around Tottenham’s first team for the rest of the season.

Melia will hope to learn the trade of playing up front from the likes of Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke, the latter scored a brace against Manchester City at the weekend.

Thomas Frank could do with another option up front for the rest of the season, as the north Londoners have some serious injury concerns up top.

Spurs fans will hope see the Irish striker grow into a future superstar at the club, after they were left disappointed by Troy Parrott, who could not break into the first team and eventually left.

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Tottenham Hotspur talent George Abbott is nearing a loan exit to join League One outfit Mansfield Town, according to journalist Tom Barclay.

The 20-year-old is a product of the Tottenham Hotspur academy system and has made senior appearances for the Spurs side in the Premier League.

Abbott, during his loan spell with Notts County during the 2024/25 season, impressed as he made 13 goal contributions.

Former EFL star Adrian Clarke pointed out that the Spurs starlet is a player to keep an eye on for the future.

Abbott is highly rated at Spurs and in the summer they sanctioned a season-long loan to Wycombe Wanderers to aid his development.

He started his career brightly with the Chairboys and his team-mate Donnell McNeilly praised Abbott for his quality.

However, as the season progressed, he lost his spot in the starting line-up under Michael Duff and made only two appearances for them in the last two months before getting recalled in early January.

Abbott has suitors in League One in the form of Mansfield Town and they are interested in taking him on loan for the rest of the season.

It has been claimed that Mansfield are closing in on Abbott and it will be a straight loan, with the League One outfit having no option to make his move permanent in the summer.

Mansfield are eleventh in the league table and the 20-year-old Spurs star will be hoping to feature regularly in the starting lineup if the deal goes through.

The defensive midfielder featured eleven times in League One with Wycombe and will be determined to make his mark under Nigel Clough.

If the deal goes through then Abbott could well make his Stags debut next weekend against Exeter City.

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Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur are still in talks regarding Randal Kolo Muani, even though Spurs have not opened the door for his farewell.

The France forward came to the Premier League last summer, but he was linked with a potential move to England for the first time in the summer of 2021.

Southampton and Watford were keen on the former Nantes man, who is still on Paris Saint-Germain’s books.

Kolo Muani claimed he wanted to learn Spurs legend Harry Kane’s incredible efficiency in front of goal and the north Londoners snapped him up on a loan deal in the summer window.

The striker has not scored or assisted in the Premier League yet, but has impressed in the Champions League with three goals and two assists in only seven games.

He has more than 50 appearances for PSG, but in a superstar-filled Ligue 1 side, Kolo Muani was majorly a fringe player, who was loaned out to Juventus last winter.

The France hitman impressed in his brief stay at the Old Lady, who are keen on reuniting with the forward in the winter window.

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Spurs, though, have been firm on their stance on Kolo Muani, who they want to keep hold of until the end of the current season.

However, according to Italian journalist Alessio Lento, the Old Lady are continuing talks with Spurs for the 27-year-old forward.

Juventus would appear to still have a lingering hope of convincing Tottenham, though it is suggested that ‘the wall erected by Tottenham remains high’.

And Spurs ‘have not opened the door to an early farewell’, but despite that ‘the talks continue’.

Kolo Muani can play out wide, even though he is naturally a striker, and with multiple injuries in the Tottenham team, they do not want to sanction his departure.

Spurs boss Thomas Frank is an admirer of the French forward and he talked up his likeable nature and his link-up play.

One former Premier League striker believes that Kolo Muani has a high ceiling, and the north London club feel that he could be a key cog for the remainder of the campaign.

It remains to be seen if there will be any late change of heart for Tottenham.

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Fixture: Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City

Competition: Premier League

Kick-off: 16:30 UK time

Thomas Frank has picked his Tottenham lineup vs Manchester City as he looks to see Spurs return to winning ways in the Premier League.

Tottenham have now failed to win in their last five league games, leading one former top flight star to even insist they are now in a relegation battle.

At present, Frank’s side boast an eight point lead over third from bottom West Ham United, but it is Spurs’ form in the league which is worrying.

Under Frank, Tottenham have only scored two goals more than they have conceded and have a disastrous home record.

Out of the whole Premier League, Frank’s side have the second worst home record, with fans seeing them win just twice in eleven attempts on home turf.

The Danish boss in the run-up to today’s Manchester City clash repeated his claim that Tottenham are in a transitional season, indicating that he needs more time.

Spurs are without Pedro Porro, who picked up a hamstring problem at Burnley and is looking at four weeks out of action.

Attacker Richarlison is also out, also with a hamstring issue, and is looking at a return date later this month. Djed Spence has a calf injury.

The last meeting between the two sides, at the Etihad in August, saw Tottenham run out 2-0 winners.

Guglielmo Vicario is in goal in Frank’s Tottenham vs Manchester City lineup today, while at the back the Tottenham boss goes with Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin, Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie.

Midfield could prove to be a crucial battleground today and Tottenham go with Yves Bissouma, Joao Palhinha and Conor Gallagher, while Xaxi Simons supports Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke further up the pitch.

Frank can change his Tottenham vs Manchester City lineup if needed at any point by using his substitutes and his options include Souza and Mathys Tel.

Tottenham Hotspur Lineup vs Manchester City

Vicario, Gray, Dragusin, Romero, Udogie, Palhinha, Bissouma, Gallagher, Simons, Kolo Muani, Solanke

Substitutes: Kinsky, Tel, Odobert, Sarr, Souza, Olusesi, Kyerematen, Byfield, Rowswell

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Torino are ‘getting closer’ to capturing Callum Olusesi from Tottenham Hotspur, with the player dubbed ‘one of the very best talents’ from the north London side’s academy system.

Olusesi has been on the fringes of the first team at Tottenham this season and has regularly been named in the matchday squad for Champions League games.

The 18-year-old central midfielder has made just one senior appearance for Tottenham so far, but his talent has been spotted by Italian side Torino.

Olusesi admitted last year that he was keen to keep working hard and take every opportunity that comes his way at Tottenham, however he appears to be close to leaving the club.

Torino have been lining up a deal for Olusesi and, according to Italian journalist Giacomo Morandin, it is ‘getting closer’ to happening.

The journalist dubbed Olusesi ‘one of the very best talents’ from Tottenham’s academy system and Torino will be signing him on loan with an option to buy.

Torino’s option to buy will be set at above the €10m mark and the arrival of Olusesi is considered to be a ‘major signing’ on the part of the club’s sporting director.

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The Italians appear to be convinced that the teenage midfielder can take his promising form from youth level into the senior ranks.

Olusesi has played for Tottenham in the UEFA Youth League this season, games which have seen the midfielder come up against Villarreal, Bodo/Glimt, Monaco, FC Copenhagen and Slavia Prague.

He wore the captain’s armband on all five occasions, showcasing his leadership skills.

Torino currently sit in 13th spot in the Serie A table and are on a run of four successive league defeats.

If the move goes through then Olusesi will be keen to make an impact in the first team as soon as possible and will have glamour games against Napoli at the Stadio Armando Maradona and AC Milan at the San Siro to look forward to.

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Tottenham Hotspur’s stance on Randal Kolo Muani has now been confirmed as the north London club have no intention of letting the striker go, leaving Juventus disappointed.

The France forward joined Spurs from Paris Saint-Germain in September on a season-long loan spell from the Ligue 1 giants.

He did not make his debut for the north Londoners until mid-October, with injury playing its part, Pape Matar Sarr giving him a dead leg in September, but has since been playing regularly for Thomas Frank.

The World Cup finalist, though, has not been able to make an impact at Tottenham, as he is yet to open his account in the league.

That is despite showing glimpses of what he can do and exciting former Tottenham midfielder Danny Murphy in the process.

Serie A giants Juventus emerged as his possible destination for Kolo Muani in recent weeks, with the Italians seeking a striker.

They ramped up their efforts today, with fresh contact made to assess if a deal could happen.

However, according to Italian journalist Mirko Di Natate, Tottenham ‘confirmed what they had already let slip’ in that they do not want to part with Kolo Muani.

Spurs have been clear on their stance for the Frenchman and there seems no chance of Juventus changing their mind before the window closes.

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The 27-year-old was on loan at Juventus in the second half of the previous season, where he impressed at the Serie A giants.

He scored ten times and provided three assists in 22 games for the Old Lady and was keen on a return, but no deal could be agreed.

Kolo Muani is not going anywhere until the end of the campaign, as Spurs are willing to keep hold of the versatile forward.

He can play out wide even though he is primarily a striker and one former top-flight hitman hailed him for his high ceiling.

Kolo Muani will need to fight for his starting place now, as Dominic Solanke is back to his full fitness and is physically gifted compared to the French forward.

The France international has scored three goals in the Champions League and will look to translate his European form in the league in the remaining games of the season.

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Italian giants Juventus are to hold talks again about signing Tottenham Hotspur striker Randal Kolo Muani, with ‘more contacts expected today’ between the parties involved.

The 27-year-old centre forward spent the second half of the last season on loan with Juventus and scored ten goals while laying on three assists in 22 games in all competitions.

Kolo Muani was the centre of attention during the summer with Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Spurs fighting to sign him and Thomas Frank’s side ultimately won the race.

The France international has made four goal contributions in Champions League, but has yet to make his mark in the Premier League despite receiving eleven starts and it was suggested agents have offered him to Galatasaray regarding a January move.

Tottenham on the other hand are looking to add to their forward department with Brennan Johnson gone and Mathys Tel, who is unhappy with his game time.

They are interested in Crystal Palace hitman Jean-Philippe Mateta, who could move amid the Eagles trying to sign Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolves.

However, Spurs are not the only admirers of Mateta in the market, as Turkish giants Fenerbahce and Juventus have shown interest in the Crystal Palace star.

Juventus have also been exploring a deal to sign Kolo Muani, who is on loan at Tottenham from Paris Saint-Germain and had a spell in Turin on loan last term.

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According to Italian journalist Orazio Accomando, ‘more contacts expected today’ is the state of play as Juventus keep working on potentially signing Kolo Muani.

Spurs might not agree to end Kolo Muani’s loan without finding a proper replacement and with time running out in the transfer window they will need to act quickly.

Kolo Muani also wants to get into France’s 2026 World Cup squad and to do so he will need to play regularly while getting himself on the scoresheet.

Palace have already strengthened their attacking department by signing Johnson and with Oliver Glasner set to depart at the end of this season, the Eagles might sanction Mateta’s departure with Strand Larsen coming in.

Mateta has featured in 185 games for Crystal Palace so far in his career and has netted 56 goals with 13 assists to show for it.

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Fixture: Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham Hotspur

Competition: Champions League

Kick-off: 20:00 UK time

Thomas Frank has picked his Tottenham lineup vs Eintracht Frankfurt for the final matchday of the Champions League league phase.

Eight games for each of the 36 teams are set to have been played to eliminate just eight sides and Tottenham have already made sure they cannot be one of the unlucky eight.

They will be keen to secure a top eight spot, but the club’s money-men would not be too unhappy at the prospect of two games in the playoff round.

There is always the Frank factor however as, with a large section of Spurs fans wanting him to go, he cannot afford many more defeats; he is though confident of a win if his side play as well as they can.

In the Premier League, Tottenham are in what some feel is a relegation battle, but they have found the Champions League to be a lot easier.

They play an Eintracht Frankfurt side who cannot qualify for the next phase and have picked up just one win from their seven games so far.

The Germans have not won a game in their last six outings across all competitions and currently have an interim manager at the helm.

The two clubs met in the Europa League last year, with Tottenham winning away and drawing at home, but Eintracht Frankfurt seem to have gone backwards since then.

Guglielmo Vicario is in goal in Frank’s Tottenham vs Eintracht Frankfurt lineup this evening, while in defence the Spurs boss goes with Djed Spence, Kevin Danso, Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie.

In the engine room, Frank selects Archie Gray, Joao Palhinha and Pape Matar Sarr, while Wilson Odobert and Xavi Simons support Randal Kolo Muani.

Frank has a host of options off the bench to shake up his Tottenham vs Eintracht Frankfurt lineup tonight if needed and can turn to the likes of Dominic Solanke and Dane Scarlett.

Tottenham Hotspur Lineup vs Eintracht Frankfurt

Vicario, Spence, Danso, Romero, Udogie, Gray, Palhinha, Sarr, Simons, Odobert, Kolo Muani

Substitutes: Kinsky, Austin, Solanke, Scarlett, Olusesi, Kyerematen, Hardy, Byfield, Rowswell, Hall