Chelsea open talks to sign £76m star ahead of Man Utd and Tottenham

Chelsea have opened talks to sign Randal Kolo Muani from Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports in France.

PSG spent £76m to sign the French forward from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2023 but are ready to cash in less than two years later.

Kolo Muani scored 23 goals during his final season with Frankfurt but has flattered to deceive at PSG and struggled for game-time in an incredible talented and young squad.

The 26-year-old failed to hit double digits in his first season in the French capital and only scored two league goals last term before being sent on loan to Juventus.

Kolo Muani impressed in Turin – scoring ten goals in 20 appearances – and the Serie A giants are keen to sign him on a permanent transfer this summer.

The player is also said to be keen to extend his stay at Juve but has been offered another transfer option in the form of Chelsea.

L’Équipe say Chelsea have ‘entered into negotiations’ with PSG to sign Kolo Muani, who was heavily linked with Manchester United and Tottenham earlier in the year.

Enzo Maresca has already signed one new striker this summer in Liam Delap but Chelsea are keen for another attacker to arrive through the doors at Stamford Bridge.

Nicolas Jackson continues to frustrate Chelsea fans – being sent off in two of his last five games – and Christopher Nkunku is set to be sold following a dismal spell in west London.

Chelsea have expressed interest in Hugo Ekitike, who is also a target for Liverpool, but have been put off by Eintracht Frankfurt’s £84m valuation.

As a result the Blues, who won the Conference League last season and qualified for the Champions League, have turned to Kolo Muani.

The PSG outcast has 31 caps for France and played in the 2022 World Cup final defeat to Argentina.

Kolo Muani has enjoyed a superb finish to the 2024-25 campaign, scoring six goals in his last eight appearances, including two in Juventus’ opening Club World Cup win over Al Ain.

Randal Kolo Muani and Chelsea both at Club World Cup

Chelsea will get the chance to take another look at Kolo Muani when Juventus face Manchester City and Wydad AC in their two remaining Group G games.

Maresca’s side are of course also in the States for the Club World Cup and followed up their opening win over Los Angeles with a defeat to Flamengo.

The west London outfit face ES Tunis in their final group game in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella says the heat in the United States has made it more difficult for European teams at the Club World Cup.

‘Flamengo also have a good team, they are first in the league with a lot of international players and are in the middle of their season and physically did better than us in this moment,’ he said.

‘Some of our players had a few weeks off and now we need to restart again so it’s a bit tough for the European teams.

‘They also played in the heat and maybe these things we can control better in this moment and we can learn, but it’s better it happens now in these stages rather than in the later rounds.

‘The conditions are not the same as well for European teams and it’s not an excuse. It’s a reality and it’s one of the reasons.

‘But this is the tournament we need to play, we cannot make excuses and if we win the next game then we will go through.

‘The two goals were pretty similar. They were crosses, they won the first contact, and just put the ball in the net. We need to improve.

‘We have a tactic to defend and we can do better but it’s true that it’s our second game in a short space of time and these things can happen.’

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