Juventus Pursues Kolo Muani Again for 2026-27 Season

Juventus are back at a familiar door, knocking again for Randal Kolo Muani. And this time, the striker is said to be completely on board.

The Italian club have re-established contact with the Paris Saint-Germain forward, who has shown what has been described as “total openness” to a return to Turin for the 2026-27 season, according to Fabrizio Romano. For a player who once looked like the missing piece in Juventus’ attack, the idea of a reunion refuses to go away.

From Turin spark to Premier League struggle

Kolo Muani’s first spell in black and white was brief but bright. Arriving on loan from PSG for the second half of the 2024-25 campaign, he delivered exactly what Juventus had hoped for: goals and presence.

Eight goals in 16 Serie A matches. A strike every other game. Not spectacular on paper, but in a cautious, grinding Juventus side, his movement and finishing offered a rare sense of inevitability in the penalty area.

It was enough for the club to try to keep him. Juventus pushed to bring him back to the Allianz Stadium the following summer, convinced that a longer stay would turn that short run of form into something more permanent. The negotiations with PSG stalled, though, and the forward’s path took a sharp turn.

Instead of Turin, it was north London. Tottenham Hotspur moved in and secured him on loan for the Premier League.

That move never caught fire. The 2026-27 season turned into a slog for Kolo Muani. One goal in 30 league appearances told its own story, a brutal return for a forward expected to add cutting edge to Spurs’ attack. As a team, Tottenham flirted with disaster, avoiding relegation to the Championship by just two points. The margins were thin; the mood was heavy.

Juventus won’t let the idea go

The poor numbers in England have not scared Juventus away. If anything, they sense an opportunity.

Romano reports that Juventus tried several times during the 2025-26 season to prise Kolo Muani away from Tottenham, only to be blocked by then-head coach Thomas Frank. The Dane refused to sanction a departure, even though the Frenchman was far from a guaranteed starter in his XI. Spurs wanted the option; Juventus wanted the player. Nobody truly won.

Now the landscape looks different. PSG are not under financial pressure and have little motivation to reintegrate Kolo Muani into their plans this summer. He remains an expendable asset rather than a central figure in Paris.

That is where Juventus see their opening. Talks with the player’s entourage are ongoing, with the Bianconeri hopeful that this time the pieces will finally fall into place. They know the version of Kolo Muani who thrived in Serie A. They also know they would be betting on a forward coming off a bruising Premier League campaign, carrying questions about confidence and consistency.

It is a risk. But in Turin, they remember the sharp runs, the cool finishes, the sense that he belonged on that stage.

The only question now is whether Juventus can turn mutual openness into a deal that actually sticks.