The story seemed to be written. Back from a rather conclusive loan to Juventus, Randal Kolo Muani is no longer one of Luis Enrique's plans. Placed in the unwanted “loft”, his departure is the number one priority of the Parisian management to lighten a wage bill that paralyzes the transfer window. The player made his choice: he wants to return to Turin. Juventus, for its part, is thrilled at the idea of recovering it. All the planets seemed aligned. And yet, nothing moves.
The Kolo Muani file runs in circles
The blocking is total, and it is above all financial. According to information from Tuttosportthe two clubs are engaged in a real showdown. Paris, which spent 95 million euros for the attacker, does not want to sell off such an expensive asset. Juventus, aware that PSG is obliged to sell and that the player does not want her to play the watch and tries to lower the price. The Turinois grow for a new loan, but with a purchase option, and not an obligation. A montage that absolutely does not help PSG affairs.
The director general of Juve, Damien Comolli, is renowned for being a clever negotiator. He knows he is in a position of strength. As long as Kolo Muani closes the door to other contenders, especially in the Premier League, he can continue to put pressure on Paris. PSG is therefore trapped, taken between its urgent need for liquidity and its refusal to be dictated the terms of the transaction.
Juventus wants Kolo Muani, but PSG does not let go
A symptomatic case of the Parisian transfer window
This file is symptomatic of the current PSG difficulties. The club still pays the mistakes of an expensive and poorly calibrated past recruitment. He ends up with players with staggering wages, difficult to sell without consenting to considerable losses. The “loft”, where players are piled up like Kolo Muani, Skriniar or Asensio, represents a wage bill of almost 100 million euros. It is a financial ball that blocks any major arrival.
We know the song: to buy, you must first sell. And as long as the Kolo Muani file is not unlocked, the Parisian transfer window will remain frozen. Discussions between the two clubs should resume at the end of July or early August, but nothing is pressing for Juventus. Time plays for her, and against PSG. The soap opera is not over, but it is starting to seriously look like a long and painful bogged down.
