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What role is Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) trying to give Lee Kang-in. Finally, he failed to respond to the call of the transfer market and sank into the team. On the other hand, striker Randal Kolo Muani, who was pushed out of the starting lineup like Lee Kang-in, sent him on loan to Tottenham Hotspur on the last day of the transfer market.
Tottenham managed to recruit an additional new striker on the last day of the transfer market. Colomuani, PSG's surplus resource, is the main character. Fabrizio Romano, who is well-versed in the European transfer market, said on his SNS on the 1st (Korea time) that Tottenham and PSG agreed to transfer Colomuani on loan. The contract did not include a full recruitment option, and it is a condition to pay 5 million euros (about 8.1 billion won) for a one-year lease. Colomuani will join Tottenham after medical testing, reports said.
First of all, it's a relief from Tottenham's point of view.
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Tottenham were thoroughly beaten in the transfer window this summer. Son Heung-min, who has been supporting the team for the past decade, has been actively recruiting from the beginning of the transfer market to fill the vacancy left, but has not achieved any tangible results. So far, links have appeared with numerous players, including Brian Mbomo, Antoine Semeno, Morgan Gibbs-White and Savinho, but none have been caught.
Then, on August 30, at the end of the transfer window, Xavi Simmons was barely able to be brought back from Leipzig. Tottenham made an unconventional decision to give Simmons '7' that Son Heung-min left behind. In other words, it is an official request to be Son Heung-min's successor.
But Simmons is not enough. In particular, striker Dominic Solanke was virtually out of the season due to an ankle injury, which put pressure on Hishalisson. To overcome this urgent situation, Tottenham made a dramatic loan signing on the last day of the transfer window.
British public broadcaster BBC also confirmed that Tottenham signed a contract to loan PSG striker Colo Muani for a season. Tottenham, which had been continuously giving away players to other teams in the transfer market this summer, finally recruited Colomuani over other competitors. In response, the BBC reported that `Colo Mooyi has received the attention of EPL clubs in recent months. Not only Tottenham, but also Manchester United, Chelsea, and West Ham have received interest, he said.
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Colomuani, a French striker, made his professional debut in Ligue 1 Nantes and then moved to Frankfurt, Germany's Bundesliga, in the 2022-2023 season, opening an era of success. In his first season of transfer, he scored a total of 23 goals and 14 assists in 46 official games, including 15 league goals.
Based on this performance, he moved to PSG in 2023. In other words, Lee Kang-in and PSG are in the same period as each other. PSG invested a whopping 90 million euros (about 147 billion won). However, Colomuani was pushed straight to the bench after failing to overcome the team's competition. Colomuani, who started 13 league games in his first season of transfer, played only 10 league games in the 2024-2025 season. There were only two starts. It was more surplus resources than Lee Kang-in.
In the end, Colomuani was loaned to Juventus in Italy's Serie A in January. He scored 10 goals in a total of 22 games, including eight league goals for Juventus. Juventus have pushed for a full recruitment of Colomuani. But PSG refused. Tottenham dug through the gap. Instead of a complete transfer, he changed the terms to a one-season loan and managed to get PSG's approval. From Tottenham's point of view, he has barely satisfied his thirst for a striker.
As Colomouni moves to Tottenham, attention is naturally focused on Lee Kang-in's future. Lee Kang-in received more love calls than Colomuani, but PSG continues to refuse. At the end of the transfer window, Nottingham Forest sent an attractive offer of 30 million euros in basic and up to 60 million euros, but even this was rejected. Through Colomuani's lease, PSG is sending a clear message that 'Lee Kang-in will not be sent'.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
