Fabrizio Romano: Tottenham enquiry made for 16 G/A striker after 'no agreement' reached for PSG exit

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly made an enquiry to sign Randal Kolo Muani from Paris Saint-Germain in the final hours of the summer transfer window.

The 26-year-old spent the final six months of the 2024-25 campaign on loan at Serie A side Juventus and talks have been ongoing between the Italian club and PSG over a permanent deal.

However, as things stand the clubs have not been able to come to an agreement. Fabrizio Romano said on X late on Sunday night: “The issue for Randal Kolo Muani deal is between Juventus and PSG on the formula, not on player side.

“Kolo Muani wanted Juventus for three months but no agreement again at this stage between clubs.”

In a fresh update in the early hours of Monday morning, the transfer expert said: “If talks with Juventus remain off as they are right now, Randal Kolo Muani can emerge as option for several top clubs on Deadline Day. Can exclusively reveal that Tottenham made an enquiry for Kolo in last 24hr… could be one to watch.”

Muani made 36 appearances for PSG and Juventus last season. He scored 12 goals and provided four assists for both clubs. He enjoyed an upturn in form after making the move to Serie A as he scored 10 goals and provided three assists in 22 appearances for the Italian outfit.

Do Tottenham Hotspur need another striker?

Spurs have a number of forward options in their ranks with Richarlison, Mathys Tel, Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, Wilson Odobet and Dane Scarlett. Bryan Gil is set to complete a loan exit to Valencia while Manor Solomon is deemed surplus to requirements and has been linked with a return to Leeds United on deadline day.

They have added Xavi Simons to their ranks and Thomas Frank directly addressed the possibility of signing a new striker after Spurs lost 1-0 to Bournemouth on Saturday. Dominic Solanke went off with an ankle problem but Frank said: "I’m hopeful he will be back after the international break."

He expanded on the injury: "Sometimes, you know, we just take a little bit longer time. It's easier. It's not like he re-injured it again, so you can say if you have a muscle injury, then you can maybe reinjure, it's nothing to do with that. It's not progressing as quick as we hoped for, but we are still positive that it can be solved in the next two weeks."

Asked if he would sign a new striker because of Solanke’s injury, Frank insisted: "No. I would say not particularly. To have the three strikers in the squad can also cause a problem as you can only play one at a time. It’s a fine balance. I’m not saying we will never go for another striker at another time but I’m happy with Dom and Richarlison."