Juventus have confirmed the signing of Paris Saint-Germain forward Randal Kolo Muani on loan for the rest of the season.
The Athletic previously reported that Juventus, along with Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United were exploring loan deals for the France international.
A Juventus press release says the Italian club will pay an initial loan fee of €1million ($1.04m), which could increase by a further €2.6m and then another €2m from performance-related add-ons, while an option or obligation to buy Kolo Muani permanently is not included in the deal.
After Kolo Muani had been pictured in Turin last week, there had been suggestions that his move could fall through, with PSG already at the maximum limit of six players on loan outside of France. However, multiple reports in France say PSG have terminated the contract of left-back Juan Bernat, who had been on loan at Villarreal, freeing up a spot for Kolo Muani to join Juventus.
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Kolo Muani joined PSG in the summer of 2023, signing a five-year contract, and has made 54 appearances in all competitions since then, scoring 11 goals and adding seven assists.
The 26-year-old has scored twice in Ligue 1 this season, with the majority of his 10 appearances coming off the bench. Before the winter break, Luis Enrique left him out of PSG’s matchday squads for victories over Lyon and Monaco.
Having begun his career at French side Nantes, Kolo Muani joined Frankfurt on a free transfer in 2022 where registered 16 goals in 34 league games for the Bundesliga side.
At international level, he has 27 caps for France and was part of Didier Deschamps’ squad for the 2022 World Cup and 2024 European Championship.
Juventus are undefeated in Serie A this season but only sit fifth in the league table, having drawn 13 of their 21 matches.
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