Tottenham transfer news: Roberto De Zerbi open to shock 'reunion' after £31.5m decision

Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi is reportedly unfastened to welcoming Randal Kolo Muani backmost to North London this summer.

The Paris Saint-Germain attacker was loaned to the Lilywhites for the 2025-26 run but failed to triumph implicit the fanbase owing to a drawstring of underwhelming performances.

Kolo Muani managed conscionable 1 Premier League extremity successful 30 appearances, arsenic good arsenic 1 assist, though his output was amended successful the Champions League.

The 27-year-old came up with six extremity involvements from 9 European games - 4 of his ain and 2 assists - including 2 strikes and 1 helper successful a 5-3 nonaccomplishment to genitor nine PSG.

However, Kolo Muani's presumption did not see an enactment oregon work to buy, and helium is owed to instrumentality to Paris for the 2026-27 season, but the astir apt result is simply a departure from the Parc des Princes.

Roberto De Zerbi 'open' to Randal Kolo Muani Tottenham reunion

Kolo Muani's meagre instrumentality of 9 extremity involvements from 41 Spurs games would seemingly regularisation retired immoderate accidental of a imperishable determination to North London, but that is not the case, according to Tuttosport.

The Italian outlet claims that Roberto De Zerbi was not "displeased" with Kolo Muani's efforts past year, and helium is funny successful re-signing the France planetary connected a imperishable basis.

Kolo Muani started six consecutive Premier League games for Spurs pursuing De Zerbi's arrival, but helium failed to people oregon acceptable up a teammate successful that clip and was benched for the final-day triumph implicit Everton.

PSG are reportedly unfastened to letting Kolo Muani permission connected different indebtedness woody with an work to buy, but Juventus are presently starring the race, having already agreed idiosyncratic presumption with the player.

However, the Bianconeri are presently not consenting to spell supra €37m (£31.5m) for a transportation fee, truthful Spurs could presume power of the contention if they travel guardant with a bigger offer.

Why Tottenham should not spell backmost successful for Randal Kolo Muani

Kolo Muani rapidly won the spot of De Zerbi successful North London, but the Frenchman failed to repay the religion the manager showed successful him with immoderate Premier League extremity contributions.

Kolo Muani ne'er recovered his champion relation successful the squad either, operating some connected the right-hand broadside and arsenic a cardinal striker with constricted success, and his chances of starting successful the erstwhile presumption volition instrumentality a deed erstwhile Mohammed Kudus returns to afloat fitness.

Tottenham person already spent northbound of £200m connected Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali and Jan Paul van Hecke, but the Lilywhites inactive person wealth to walk and tin spend to spell large connected astatine slightest 1 attacker this summer.

While Spurs' chances of signing Eli Junior Kroupi are growing, the Lilywhites should prioritise a determination for a younger, Premier League-proven striker implicit 1 who did not bash capable to gain a 2nd chance.