{"id":623476,"date":"2023-05-05T15:30:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623476"},"modified":"2023-05-05T15:30:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:30:45","slug":"randal-kolo-muani-becomes-bayern-munich-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/05\/randal-kolo-muani-becomes-bayern-munich-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Suffer Blow as Bundesliga Giants Target \u2018Very Complete\u2019 Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bayern Munich have identified Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani as their top transfer target for the summer window, claims\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1654426620650815489?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Manchester United could be impacted by this, amid\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/the-daily-briefing-free-crazy-bid?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email#play\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reports<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/03\/17\/manchester-united-kolo-muani-frankfurt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">they&#8217;re interested<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the striker as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Face Potential Randal Kolo Muani Blow<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1654426620650815489?s=20<\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bayern Munich Ready to Push for Muani Signing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Red Devils are likely to push for signing a new striker in the summer after lacking a quality one in this campaign.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/12\/manchester-united-agree-wout-weghorst-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">January signing<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Wout Weghorst has not been good enough, and Anthony Martial has struggled with fitness issues all season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/01\/manchester-united-monitor-move-tammy-abraham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Monitoring Tammy Abraham Ahead of Summer Window<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">However, Romano adds that Bayern have added Muani to the top of their summer transfer wish list as they also aim to sign a prolific forward to fix their own issues in attack. The German giants have struggled for goals since Robert Lewandowski&#8217;s departure to Barcelona, and summer signing Sadio Mane has not been able to fill that void either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel, who was only recently appointed after\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/07\/chelsea-thomas-tuchel-sacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">his sacking from Chelsea<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, addressed his club&#8217;s links to a summer move for Muani. He said: &#8220;I can\u2019t say it\u2019s true because it\u2019s not a topic right now \u2014 and if it was true, I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s true!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"923Bj6kBSsxazgLMXzC8gw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1484242303\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'923Bj6kBSsxazgLMXzC8gw',sig:'v-Rp_qHrCYyPl3PaxlwDCSgisy2zkB-8e-xSvDVGRuM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1484242303',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kolo Muani Tipped for Big-Money Summer Transfer<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 24-year-old Frenchman has been getting a lot of attention since impressing as a substitute for the French national team at the Qatar World Cup, even scoring a goal for them in the competition. Muani has been working wonders for Frankfurt this season, having scored 21 goals and provided 15 assists across all competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/28\/new-alejandro-garnacho-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Alejandro Garnacho Signs New Long-Term Manchester United Contract<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He&#8217;s impressed a lot of people, including national teammate Kylian Mbappe &#8211; who hailed him as a &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11907231\/Kylian-Mbappe-praises-complete-Man-United-target-Randal-Kolo-Muani.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">very complete<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; player earlier this season. Muani is recognised for his pace, impressive close control and finishing ability in the final third. It will reportedly take a major bid to get him away from Frankfurt in the summer, and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/28\/harry-kane-on-manchester-united-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0have previously been reported to be open to making a bid of over \u00a3100 million for him. With that being said, with Bayern now pushing for the deal, it&#8217;ll take United something special to get this deal done.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich have identified Eintracht Frankfurt striker Randal Kolo Muani as their top transfer target for the summer window, claims\u00a0Fabrizio Romano. Manchester United could be impacted by this, amid\u00a0reports\u00a0that\u00a0they&#8217;re interested\u00a0in the striker as well. Manchester United Face Potential Randal Kolo Muani Blow https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1654426620650815489?s=20 Bayern Munich Ready to Push for Muani Signing The Red Devils are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":623493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1364,4,18,7188],"tags":[9709,7380,8529],"class_list":["post-623476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-bayern-munich","category-bundesliga","category-manchester-united","category-rumours","tag-bayern-munich-transfer-rumours","tag-manchester-united-transfer-rumours","tag-randal-kolo-muani"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}