Manchester United 'determined' to complete January deal for Randal Kolo Muani
Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani has been the talk of the town lately as he is expected to leave the Parc des Princes in search of regular playing time this month. The French international has been excluded from Luis Enrique's plans after failing to impress in the year and a half he has spent in his hometown.
a number of first division clubs including Chelsea, manchester united and Tottenham Hotspur has been among those strongly linked with a transfer for Kolo Muani and according to Sky Sport Germany journalist Florian PlettenbergThe Red Devils are “determined” to beat their domestic rivals to acquire the player this month.
AC Milan, Villa Aston and Juventus have also emerged in the race for Kolo Muani, according to Plettenberg, but United could be in the driving seat as they are expected to hold direct talks with PSG over the striker. Their plan is to sign the former Eintracht Frankfurt star on loan with an option to buy in the summer.
Manchester United move looks more likely
Neither Serie A teams nor Aston Villa have been as linked with Kolo Muani as Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have been, so there is certainly some truth to the links between him and the trio of clubs. That said, it looks like United would end up snapping up the player ahead of their London-based competitors.
Chelsea currently have three centre-forwards (Christopher Nkunku, Marc Guiu and Nicolas Jackson) and they have all performed exponentially better than Kolo Muani. And while they may be looking for a new number nine later this year, the PSG marksman is by no means an improvement on their existing options.
Tottenham, for their part, will not be able to guarantee Kolo Muani the playing time he seeks on his way to the best years of his career. Spurs have Dominic Solanke as their main hitman and there is no reason to bench the former Bournemouth star, especially for a player who has He scored just twice in all competitions this season..
As a result, Manchester United could be Kolo Muani's landing spot. The Red Devils also look set to back Ruben Amorim's ambitions in the mid-season transfer market and having already seen Joshua Zirkzee Rasmus Hojlund lately, there may be a good reason to spend on a striker.
PSG are likely to want to loan Kolo Muani with the obligation to buy him in the summer and that may be the only obstacle that causes the deal to fall apart as Manchester United could go all out for Viktor Gyokeres in the off-season.
