“It’s definitely not the plan to sell him next summer”, said Eintracht Frankfurt’s sports director Markus Krösche in mid-November about shooting star Randal Kolo Muani (24). Since then, however, the Frenchman has gone on to become runners-up and has attracted the attention of the entire footballing world with strong part-time appearances in Qatar.
The year is now over and in the background the courting for Kolo Muani’s favor is getting more and more intense. FC Bayern right in the middle: As reported by the French sports newspaper ‘L’Équipe’, the Munich team knocked on the player’s side and expressed their interest. They actually seem to trust the Eintracht striker to be the late Lewandowski successor.
Bayern transfer not before summer
In January, however, there are still no plans for Bayern to take on Kolo Muani, explains ‘L’Équipe’. The record champions remain true to their plans of only guiding a top striker to Säbener Straße in the summer. The same applies to Kolo Muani as to the previous top candidate Harry Kane (29).
By establishing contact, Bayern joins a group of interested parties that recently also included Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur. learned in mid-December FTthat both Premier League clubs are after Kolo Muani. However, the Reds recently signed Cody Gakpo (23) and therefore no longer have an acute need.
Million advance from United
Unlike Manchester United. The Red Devils have been looking for a striker since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo (37). According to ‘L’Équipe’, Erik ten Hag and Co. have tightened the reins in courting Kolo Muani and submitted an offer of 60 million euros. It remains to be seen whether the SGE will remain strong or throw the plan named by Krösche overboard in terms of money.