The Italian club Juventus failed to contract the French striker Randall Kolo Muani, despite the impressive performance he delivered with the team during his loan period from Paris Saint-Germain in the second half of last season. The main reason for this failure is the significant financial burden that the deal required.

Paris Saint-Germain requested an amount close to 60 million euros for the permanent sale of Kolo Muani, in addition to an annual salary of 8 million euros, which is a substantial figure given Juventus' financial situation, especially with the continued presence of Dusan Vlahovic, who earns 12 million euros annually.

Despite Juventus' desire to contract the player again, the club settled for attempting to sign him on loan again or through a deal that includes a purchase option, but all offers were rejected by the Paris management.

In light of these circumstances, the management of the Bianconeri decided to redirect the funds allocated for the deal towards multiple reinforcements, as they contracted with Louis Openda from Leipzig on loan with a purchase option, and with winger Edon Zhegrova from Lille for 15 million euros plus 3 million in variables.

According to the newspaper "La Gazzetta dello Sport", the total salaries of the new players are approximately equal to what Kolo Muani would have earned alone.

In contrast, Tottenham took advantage of the situation and met the demands of Paris and Kolo Muani, completing the deal on the last day of the transfer market, and snatching the player from Juventus.