Juventus Pursue Kolo Muani as PSG Striker Considers Move
Randal Kolo Muani is back on Juventus’ radar – and this time, the Frenchman sounds ready to pack his bags for Turin.
Juventus have reopened talks with the forward, currently on the books at PSG, with well-sourced reports indicating the player has shown what’s been described as “total openness” to a return for the 2026-27 season. For a club still searching for a reliable, mobile No 9, that phrase will land like music in the corridors of the Allianz Stadium.
Memories of a Sharp Loan Spell
The interest is hardly sentimental. Kolo Muani’s brief spell in black and white left a clear imprint.
During the second half of the 2024-25 campaign, on loan from PSG, he delivered exactly what Juventus needed: goals at a steady, ruthless clip. Eight strikes in 16 Serie A appearances. A goal every other game. The kind of output that quickly turns a short-term deal into a long-term discussion.
He brought pace, vertical runs and a direct edge that stretched defences and gave Juventus a different dimension. That period convinced the club hierarchy he was worth a second act.
They tried to make it happen last summer. Juventus pushed to keep him in Turin after that productive stint, but negotiations with PSG stalled. The French champions held the cards, the numbers never lined up, and Kolo Muani’s path veered towards England instead.
A Brutal Year at Tottenham
The move to Tottenham Hotspur was supposed to be a fresh platform. It turned into a grind.
In the 2026-27 Premier League season, Kolo Muani managed just one goal across 30 league appearances. One. For a forward who had looked so sharp in Serie A, the drop-off was stark.
Tottenham’s campaign mirrored his struggles. The club flirted dangerously with the drop, ultimately surviving by only two points. The margin between Premier League safety and the Championship came down to a thin line, and Kolo Muani never truly found his rhythm in a side under constant pressure.
Yet even in that context, Juventus never fully turned away.
Juventus Don’t Let Go
According to Fabrizio Romano, Juventus kept circling. They made multiple attempts during the 2025-26 season to bring Kolo Muani back, sensing both an opportunity and a familiar fit.
Each time, the door was slammed shut from London. Then-head coach Thomas Frank refused to sanction a departure, despite the striker not being a fixture in the starting XI. For Juventus, it was a source of frustration: a player they believed in, stuck in a role that didn’t suit him, at a club fighting its own fires.
Now the picture is different. The loan at Tottenham has run its course, the numbers are unflattering, and PSG’s stance is clear enough: they are not desperate to reintegrate him, and they are certainly not under financial pressure to do so. For a club with PSG’s resources, Kolo Muani is an asset, not a necessity.
That opens a window. Juventus are trying to climb through it.
PSG Relaxed, Juve Persistent
PSG are not actively pushing Kolo Muani back into their plans this summer. They can afford to wait, to listen, to pick their moment. Juventus, by contrast, are moving with intent.
Talks with the player’s entourage are ongoing. The club believes that this time, with the player fully receptive and his situation less tangled by Premier League demands, a deal can be shaped rather than forced.
The key element is Kolo Muani himself. After a season that bruised his reputation in England, the chance to return to a league where he has already proved his effectiveness, and to a club where he left unfinished business, has clear appeal.
Juventus know exactly what that version of Kolo Muani looks like. The question now is whether they can convince PSG to let them see it again, in their colours, with a full season ahead and a point to prove.
