Randal Kolo Muani will therefore, to the great displeasure of Paris, not deviate from the rule, flouting this kind of dirty habit that the “exes” of Paname often adopt during their reunion with the capital club. RKM and PSG have certainly not officially signed the divorce papers, the French striker being only loaned without a purchase option to Tottenham.
But since his future obviously does not lie in the ranks of the reigning European champion, at least not under the leadership of Luis Enrique, it is in a way the return of the masked avenger that the native of Bondy signed, this Wednesday, November 29, on the occasion of his reunion with the Parc des Princes under the Spurs jersey.
He, whose last decisive gesture in the lair of Paris dates from a little over a year ago with an assist for Vitinha on December 22, 2024 against Toulouse, has this time expanded his statistical table significantly. If he did not leave the capital with victory in his pocket, number 39, thanks to his assist and his double, not only was involved in his team’s three goals but also kept his own and the suspense afloat in this meeting a little crazier than expected.
A tour de force in view of his progress table before this fifth day of the Champions League since until then, on his record with Spurs, he had only one assist, against Copenhagen.
He did not celebrate out of respect for the Park
The fault of this tear in the thigh which occurred in training just two weeks after his signing on September 1, then this shock with the Mancunian Harry Maguire which caused him to break his jaw on November 8 and this protective mask which he has since worn in competition.
Failing to convince Luis Enrique that he might have his place in the Parisian squad, it was with the desire to make up for lost time that Kolo Muani made his return to the Parc pitch this Wednesday. In a first period rather poor in scoring opportunities, the former Juve man rose with the energy of a starving man, shortly after the half-hour mark, to head the opening goal to Richarlison (35th).
Returning from the locker room, it was again him, like a devil out of his box, who gave the advantage back to Spurs who had been caught with a powerful volley from the right (1-2, 50th). A missile that the Frenchman will not celebrate, respectful of the public and of Paris, as he will still be, a few minutes later after having put to sleep the Pacho-Hernandez pair with his leg movements before signing his double with a powerful strike from the right (4-3, 73rd).
The start of the revival?
It’s difficult to say that despite his team’s new defeat, Kolo Muani got back on track during this Paris trip. But it is clear that Paname’s appearance gave him enough color to allow him to hope to stay on the momentum he had during his adventure in Turin last season.
During his loan to Turin, Randal Kolo Muani delivered three assists and scored ten goals in the space of six months, including 8 in Serie A. A total which made him the top scorer in the league over the period, behind Atalanta striker Mateo Retegui (11 goals). A performance which undoubtedly explains why Didier Deschamps was recently explaining the reasons for his unshakeable confidence.
“He’s been in this group for quite a while (September 2022)explained the coach. It has not always had maximum effectiveness (9 goals in 31 caps) but he still has a volume of play, an activity, with an ability to play in several positions. From the moment it is operational, it seems logical to me that it should be there. »