Juventus have completed a permanent transfer for Randal Kolo Muani, signing the France striker from Paris Saint-Germain in a deal worth a reported 38 million euros, with add-ons that could take the total package up to 12 million euros higher. The 27-year-old has put pen to paper on a contract running to June 2031 and has taken the number nine shirt, vacated after Dusan Vlahovic's exit from the club.
For Juventus, this is a familiar face coming back rather than a gamble on an unknown. Kolo Muani already spent half a season on loan in Turin, arriving from PSG in January 2025 and immediately hitting form under then-head coach Igor Tudor, scoring in double figures across his 22 appearances in all competitions. That spell convinced the club he was worth pursuing on a permanent basis, and with Vlahovic having left as a free agent this summer, manager Luciano Spalletti needed a recognised focal point for the attack. Kolo Muani's physical profile, work rate and finishing inside the box made him the priority target once the striker position opened up.
PSG's decision to sell reflects how far down the pecking order Kolo Muani had slipped rather than any reluctance to lose a key player. He was squeezed out of the Paris side as their forward line was rebuilt around other options, and last season he was sent out on loan again, this time to Tottenham Hotspur. PSG have also let Kang-in Lee and Goncalo Ramos leave this summer, continuing a broader reshuffle of their attacking options, and recouping a fee for a player who was not going to force his way back into the first-team picture made sense for both sides.
His recent form explains why this is being described as a reunion rather than a marquee statement signing. At Tottenham, Kolo Muani managed just one goal in 30 Premier League appearances, a difficult return by his own standards. His output picked up markedly in Europe, though, with four goals and two assists in nine Champions League games, suggesting the sharpness was still there even if it did not translate into consistent Premier League returns. That contrast between competitions is a big part of why Juventus feel confident: the version of Kolo Muani who struggled for Premier League goals is not the same one who scored regularly during his first Turin loan.
In terms of fit, Juventus are getting a mobile, physical number nine who is comfortable leading the line, running the channels and competing in the air, rather than a pure poacher. That style matches what got the best out of him during his first spell in Turin, when he was used as a direct outlet and a focal point for the attacking play. With Serie A already a competition he has proven he can perform in, the hope in Turin is that a settled role and a manager keen to build around him will get him back to the goal returns he managed during that first loan, rather than the leaner spell he had in England.
The move draws a line under a saga that had rumbled on for months, with Juventus circling back to Kolo Muani repeatedly since the turn of the year before finally getting the deal over the line. For PSG, it is one more piece of business in a summer of attacking turnover; for Juventus, it completes a front line built around a player they already know delivers goals in Italian football.