Randal Kolo Muani

[Jordinho]

This feels driven by a fear about what might be up with Solanke. Glad the clkub are being pro-avtive just in case. I'm sure we all feel Richy might well get injured too...in fairness to Levy he's played a blinder here. Perhaps there really IS a relationship with PSG ownership?!!!

We've been after him for years. Probably a combination of other deals not coming to fruition and him becoming available as well.

 

[thfcsteff]

We've been after him for years. Probably a combination of other deals not coming to fruition and him becoming available as well.

He's certainly been in our sights, yes, and I'd say that maybe that's why it proved to be 'doable'...there has to be something more to Solanke's injury than the club are letting on IMO

 

[thfcsteff]

We've been after him for years. Probably a combination of other deals not coming to fruition and him becoming available as well.

Oh there will be stories and reasons for sure!!!!

 

[monkeybarry]

Well, the slight risk is that he smashes it and thus becomes too expensive for us - it's why clubs try to include options (not obligations) in these sorts of deals. But, that's a bridge to cross when we get to it.

For now, it's welcome depth, and I think he might surprise a few folks - he's tailor-made for the Premier League. Fast, powerful, quick feet - we might see him playing off the left too, since he's difficult to get the ball off of when dribbling.

That makes no sense.
If he smashes it so well he becomes too expensive it means we've had a great season! Football is about winning games, not collecting players.

 

[Gutter Boy]

He's certainly been in our sights, yes, and I'd say that maybe that's why it proved to be 'doable'...there has to be something more to Solanke's injury than the club are letting on IMO

Or just a risk with both Solanke and Richy having injury records. Muani is a much better 3rd CF option than Tel or Johnson

 

[DubaiSpur]

That makes no sense.
If he smashes it so well he becomes too expensive it means we've had a great season! Football is about winning games, not collecting players.

Weell, that's not always true. Bowen regularly smashes it for West Ham and would probably be uber-expensive, but they haven't really done anything since the Conference League win a few years ago. Possible for the player to do well even when the club doesn't.

In fact, exact same thing happened with Kolo Muani and Juventus - he did well on loan for them and then became too expensive as a result, as I understand it.

But, agreed with the general sentiment, and like I said - it's not something we need to worry about until next summer at the earliest.

 

[Jordinho]

That makes no sense.
If he smashes it so well he becomes too expensive it means we've had a great season! Football is about winning games, not collecting players.

If we like what we see I'm sure we'll be trying to get a deal sorted as soon as possible. Talk of €50 million in the failed Juve deal. He'll have two years left next summer, we might get him for slightly less.

 

[DubaiSpur]

If we like what we see I'm sure we'll be trying to get a deal sorted as soon as possible. Talk of €50 million in the failed Juve deal. He'll have two years left next summer, we might get him for slightly less.

Yep. Think it will be in that range - for context, Juve signed Lois Openda on a similar straight loan from Leipzig for just slightly less (in euros, think it's 4m for a straight loan with a 40m option).