Spurs signed their original Kolo Muani under Poch, now he's without a club

da bwin： Going into the summer transfer market, it was evident that Thomas Frank would be targeting added reinforcements within the final third of the pitch of his Tottenham Hotspur side.

da dobrowin： Heung-min Son’s emotional departure after a decade at the club certainly fuelled the need for further additions, especially if the hierarchy wanted to avoid a repeat of last year’s 17th-placed Premier League finish.

The likes of Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons were both brought into the club to try and add needed depth and quality to the attacking department.

Such moves set the club back around £107m for the pair, but a deal for the latter is certainly seen as excellent business – potentially making a huge profit on the Dutchman’s signature in the years ahead.

However, despite moves for the aforementioned duo, Frank also decided to make further moves to help bolster his side on deadline day – albeit on a temporary basis.

Spurs’ deadline day move to land Randal Kolo Muani

In an attempt to further bolster the Spurs frontline, Frank and Daniel Levy managed to strike a deal with PSG over a deal to land French striker Randal Kolo Muani on a season-long loan deal.

A €5m (£4.3m) loan fee was agreed between the two sides, with a deal not including an option to buy – which would make the Frenchman the fifth senior addition of the window.

The 26-year-old has rapidly fallen down the pecking order at the Ligue 1 outfit over recent years, subsequently joining Juventus on loan for the second half of 2024/25.

He registered eight goals in his 16 appearances for the Italian outfit, with his impressive form in Serie A undoubtedly playing a part in the Lilywhites’ move to land the talisman on deadline day.

However, despite the move for the Frenchman, Frank could’ve had the original version of the forward if one of the former managers had kept hold of the attacker.

The former Spurs star who was the original Kolo Muani

Over the last few years, Spurs have landed an array of talent to try and improve the frontline, but numerous of their efforts have fallen flat on their face.

Attackers have been landed from countries like Argentina, Portugal and the Netherlands – with the latter being in the form of Steven Bergwijn from PSV back in January 2020.

The deal to land the forward looked to be an incredible piece of business – especially after he scored a beautiful effort on his debut against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.

However, he rapidly fell out of favour in North London, subsequently moving back to his homeland in 2022 after scoring just eight goals in his three years at the club.

He’s not the only player to fall below the standards expected of them after their subsequent move to North London – with French striker Clinton N’Jie ultimately unable to make an impact after his own move.

The attacker was brought to the Lilywhites by Mauricio Pochettino back in the summer of 2015, costing a fee in the region of £10m from Ligue 1 outfit Lyon.

He arrived with a lot of hype in his homeland, but ultimately fell well short of the expectations he arrived with – only making 14 appearances for the first-team – before returning to France on loan just 12 months later.

N’jie would fail to break back into the senior side in North London, subsequently joining Marseille on a permanent basis after scoring four times in Ligue 1 during his temporary spell the season prior.

Kolo Muani will be the next French forward from the top division of his homeland to move to the Lilywhites and try his luck at providing the goods within the final third.

However, the fanbase will be hoping the PSG loanee can have a bigger impact than N’Jie did at the club, with his career also fading away after departing the side eight years ago.

The 32-year-old, who featured for Romanian top-tier side Rapid București last season, was released at the end of his contract – now currently being a free agent and struggling to land himself a new side for 2025/26.

Clinton N’jie’s stats after leaving Spurs in 2017

Team

Goals

Marseille (2017/18)

9

Marseille (2018/19)

3

Dynamo Moscow (2019/20)

1

Dynamo Moscow (2020/21)

4

Dynamo Moscow (2021/22)

1

Sivasspor (2022/23)

3

Sivasspor (2023/24)

2

Rapid Bucharesti (2024/25)

2

Stats via FotMob

Given the failures of previous players before him, supporters may be reluctant to get excited about a move for Kolo Muani – but his goalscoring record from last season should give a reason to be positive.

His temporary addition could allow the hierarchy to have a free hit with the Frenchman, with the upside massively outweighing the negatives for Frank and his side.