Club director breaks silence on £43m forward after 'most likely' Newcastle United claim

Randal Kolo Muani wants to re-join Juventus, despite it being suggested at one stage that Newcastle United were his “most likely” destination.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward spent the second half of last season on loan at the Serie A club after falling out of favour under manager Luis Enrique.

Upon returning to Paris this summer, Kolo Muani has been told he can leave permanently, with the French giants setting a reported asking price of £43million.

Journalist Duncan Castles claimed earlier this month that Newcastle were involved in conversations and at the time were the Frenchman’s most likely destination

Randal Kolo Muani wants Juventus

Little has happened since then to suggest Newcastle’s interest in Kolo Muani is advanced though. Not only from the club’s side but from the player’s side too, with Juventus general manager Damien Comolli stating that the player wants to return to Italy.

“Yes, Kolo Muani wants to return to Juventus,” Comolli said, as quoted by Fabrizio Romano. “We are talking with Paris Saint-Germain about that, he wants to re-join us… so, there’s no rush”.

Newcastle United pushing to sign a striker

Newcastle want to sign a striker before the window shuts on September 1, while signing another is subject to what happens with Alexander Isak.

Isak has told Newcastle he wants to leave and join Premier League champions Liverpool but a transfer will only be sanctioned if the Magpies find a replacement and the Reds meet their British record valuation.

Newcastle are awaiting a decision from RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko but there is a feeling that he prefers a move to Manchester United. Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins and Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson have also been shortlisted.

The Magpies have had two bids rejected by Brentford for Yoane Wissa, though he viewed as a replacement for Callum Wilson as opposed to Isak. The 28-year-old is refusing to train in the hope of forcing a move but the Bees are reluctantly sellers, meaning there is a gap in both clubs’ valuation.

Brentford want in excess of £40m for Wissa after rejected United’s latest offer of £35m. It has been an extremely challenging summer for the Bees, who have already lost Thomas Frank to Tottenham Hotspur, Christian Norgaard to Arsenal and Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United.

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