Kylian Mbappe gives green light to Randal Kolo Muani transfer amid Man United and Tottenham links
Randal Kolo Muani is a "very complete player", according to France international teammate Kylian Mbappe, amid interest from Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Juventus are a third club reportedly keen on signing the forward this winter transfer window, with Paris Saint-Germain seemingly set to let their player leave the French capital this month. PSG head coach Luis Enrique has dropped Kolo Muani from the team's matchday squad over the last month after barely playing the 26-year-old before that
Despite making just 14 appearances across all competitions for his club, scoring twice and assisting once, he has remained a regular for France, starting all but one of their Nations League matches this autumn. For them, he still plays alongside Mbappe.
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They were teammates in Paris last season but had played alongside each other for the national team, starting at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Muani assisted the first of Mbappe's three goals in the final against Argentina, with both scoring in the penalty shootout either side of consecutive misses from Aurelien Tchouameni and Kingsley Coman.
After they next played together in a 4-0 win over the Netherlands in the Nations League, Mbappe said of his teammate: "He is a striker who offers different game options to our team. He is very complete and has an impressive volume of play."
Five months later, PSG signed Muani, meaning they have played 53 times together, scoring a combined 55 goals during those games, 43 of which Mbappe scored. In their most recent appearance, Mbappe crossed for Muani to give France an early lead against Spain in their European Championship semi-final.
That was the seventh time they have combined to contribute towards a goal, with Muani setting up five for Mbappe. Both of the latter assists have come in the last six months since they played together in a PSG shirt for the final time.
