Man Utd and Arsenal ‘go head to head for cut price Kolo Muani transfer with PSG willing to sell France star for £33m’
PARIS-SAINT GERMAIN flop Randal Kolo Muani could be set for a cut-price move to the Premier League.
The 25-year-old striker joined the French giants from Eintracht Frankfurt for £77million last year.
Muani has struggled to find his shooting boots since his big-money switch to the Ligue 1 champions.
He has netted just 11 goals in 50 appearances and has been unable to nail down a regular place in the starting XI.
Reports suggest PSG bosses are ready to take a loss on the French international.
According to L’Equipe, both Manchester United and Arsenal are ready to battle it out for his signature.
The outlet claims the speedster could be available in January for between £33m and £42m.
Muani was linked with a £103m move to Man Utd in the summer of 2023.
It followed a stunning season with Frankfurt, with the former Nantes forward bagging 15 goals and 11 assists in just 32 Bundesliga games.
He ultimately made the move to the French capital instead.
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But the switch has not worked out, with Muani’s future with the club increasingly unclear.
Prior to joining PSG, the World Cup runner-up declared it would be a “dream” to play in the Premier League.
He said: “Honestly, who doesn’t dream of playing in the Premier League?
“It’s one of the best leagues that exists. You dream about it.
“These are childhood dreams. But I’m not searching for the perfect club or the best club in the world.
“I’m really looking for the club that will give me the chance to be able to express myself, to earn game time and most importantly allow me to grow.”
Ruben Amorim is ‘Mourinho 2.0’ who turned Sporting from ‘walking dead’ into Portuguese champs… he can revive Man Utd
WHEN Ruben Amorim took charge of Sporting Lisbon in March 2020, one club official compared their situation to the “walking dead”, writes Jordan Davies.
Optimism and hope was at an all-time low.
But the Amorim-effect was almost instantaneous, guiding the Portuguese sleeping giants to their first league title for 19 years in 2020/21, losing just once and only conceding 20 goals.
Since then, Sporting have lifted another league title in 2023/24 – as well as two League Cups – and currently sit top with nine wins from nine this term.
He may be young, but Amorim already has an eye for rebuilding and revitalising fallen super powers with his infectious charisma and intense tactical philosophy that hardly ever wavers.
The “walking dead” at Manchester United must be praying for a similar sort of revival.
And they may just get it from one of the most talented young coaches on the continent – a man accustomed to breathing new life back into crumbling institutions such as Old Trafford.
Amorim has spent the last decade dreaming of one day gracing England’s Premier League, such was his admiration for an ex-United boss in Jose Mourinho growing up.
Often nicknamed ‘Mourinho 2.0’, Amorim spent a week with his coaching idol in an internship capacity at United’s Carrington training base in 2018, going on to cite him as his “reference point”.
United should not be expecting a mini-Mourinho, as Amorim said himself: “Mourinho is one of a kind. There won’t be another Mourinho. Mourinho is unique.”
And yet, you cannot help but compare the two.
For all the mismanagement in the Old Trafford hot seats over the years, this would be a real get – finally a slap in the face United’s Prem rivals have no answer for.
Muani’s final decision could come down to Utd’s next managerial appointment.
The Red Devils parted ways with Erik ten Hag on Monday following weeks of speculation.
Old Trafford bosses have swooped for Sporting Lisbon head coach Ruben Amorim.
The club has agreed to pay Amorim’s £8.3m release fee.
The Portuguese coach – plus three of his backroom staff – are expected to fly into Manchester later this week for advanced talks,