PSG transfer from Kolo Muani official: Frankfurt confirms record fee

Krösche explains back and forth

Turnaround in poker around Randal Kolo Muani: After a change from Eintracht Frankfurt’s top striker to Paris Saint-Germain seemed to have burst with the end of the transfer window in Germany, the deal went through in the evening.

Update September 2, 12:35 am: Official confirmation from both clubs followed shortly after midnight. Frankfurt also gave information about the transfer fee, which is 95 million euros. In view of the reports in advance, it can be assumed that the bonus payments are included in this amount, but this has not yet been confirmed. Kolo Muani signed in Paris until 2028.

“We would have liked to have seen Randal with us longer and had always communicated this accordingly in the past few weeks. Ultimately, the development of the past few hours and the associated economic parameters, which mean record income for Eintracht Frankfurt through a player transfer, were decisive. In the late afternoon, due to the supply situation from the player side and Paris Saint-Germain, we announced that we see no basis for an agreement and continue to plan with Randal Kolo Muani. Late in the evening we received an offer that we could not refuse from an economic point of view in the sense of Eintracht Frankfurt. We would like to thank Randal Kolo Muani for the performances of the past season,” sports director Markus Krösche was quoted as saying in the message.

The following paragraphs appeared in a first version of the article at 5:47 p.m. and some of them are no longer up to date.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the total package for the France international is €90m. 75 million euros are due as a fixed transfer fee, which would make him the seventh most expensive departure in Bundesliga history, and 15 million euros in possible bonuses can be added. “sky“ even writes of a total of 95 million euros. Kolo Muani, who has already completed the medical check, is said to sign a five-year contract at PSG. All documents must be deposited with the French association by 12:00 a.m. in order to complete the deal.

Not only did Frankfurt seem to be running out of time in the negotiations with Paris, but also the suitable replacement, since no agreement could be reached with Hugo Ekitiké. The 21-year-old Frenchman, who was only signed by Stade Reims this summer after a previous loan for €28.5 million, was reportedly too expensive for the Bundesliga club in the overall package of transfer fee and salary. Now Kolo Muani is probably going anyway, although the Hessians can no longer sign anyone who is still under contract with another club.

For Frankfurt, Kolo Muani was a sporting and economic transfer hit. The attacker, who came on a free transfer from FC Nantes in 2022, was not only the third-best scorer with 15 goals in his first and last Bundesliga season, but also the striker with the most scorer points with a further 16 assists. Now Eintracht can also look forward to a record income.

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