Juventus Pursues Kolo Muani Reunion Amid Attack Overhaul
Juventus are preparing for a summer of surgery in attack, and Randal Kolo Muani is right back on the operating table.
Multiple sources in Italy report that the French forward is open to returning to Turin, keeping the Bianconeri locked in talks with Paris Saint-Germain as they try to piece together a new front line built around Kolo Muani and Alexander Sorloth.
Vlahovic exit sparks total reset
The starting point is brutal but simple: Dusan Vlahovic is leaving as a free agent when his contract expires on June 30. The club’s marquee No. 9 walks out the door for nothing, and with him goes the reference point of the attack.
The supposed heirs have not convinced. Lois Openda and Jonathan David both underwhelmed in their debut season in Turin, failing to establish themselves as reliable scorers or system leaders. Juventus are now ready to listen to offers for both, a clear sign that no one in the current attacking unit is safe.
So the rebuild begins.
Sorloth deal lined up, Kolo Muani talks rumble on
Work on phase one is already advanced. Juventus have been in negotiations with Atletico Madrid for Alexander Sorloth and have reached an agreement with the Norway international over personal terms.
But the real intrigue lies in Paris.
According to Romeo Agresti of Sky Sport and Tuttosport, Juventus are maintaining active talks with PSG over Kolo Muani. The French club value him at around €35m, while Juventus are drawing a hard line at €30m. That gap is small enough to keep everyone at the table, but big enough to turn this into a test of patience and leverage.
PSG, for their part, might bend on the structure. With Kolo Muani under contract until June 2028, the Ligue 1 champions are open to a loan with an obligation to buy, tied to conditions that are almost certain to be met. It would suit Juventus’ need to manage cash flow while still locking down a long-term solution in attack.
Out of Enrique’s plans, back into Allegri’s?
One thing is clear: Kolo Muani does not figure in Luis Enrique’s plans in Paris. PSG are not preparing a new deal for the former Tottenham loanee and are ready to move him on.
Juventus know exactly what they would be getting. In the second half of the 2024-25 season, Kolo Muani hit 10 goals in 22 appearances for the club, adapting quickly and offering a blend of movement, physicality and finishing that instantly raised the level of the frontline. That half-season cameo left a mark in Turin — and on the player.
Reports in Italy say Kolo Muani is eager to return to the Allianz Stadium, even with no Champions League football on offer in 2026-27. That willingness to step back into a project in transition, without the lure of Europe’s top competition, is not lost on Juventus’ hierarchy.
A new-look attack or another missed chance?
The outline of the new Juventus attack is already visible: Sorloth as a powerful, direct presence, Kolo Muani as the dynamic forward who can stretch defences and finish moves. Around them, the club will decide whether to cash in on Openda and David and reinvest fully in this new axis.
For now, everything rests on those negotiations with PSG. If Juventus can close the gap on the fee and agree the loan-with-obligation formula, they will bring back a forward who has already proved he can score in black and white.
If they cannot, the club’s grand attacking reset risks starting with a hole right where the goals are supposed to come from.
