The transfer poker around Randal Kolo Muani is over: The striker leaves Eintracht Frankfurt and moves to Paris St. Germain for the record sum of 95 million euros. It’s the spectacular end to a crazy deadline day.
Punctually at 0.30 a.m. on Saturday night, the exchange theater around Randal Kolo Muani was officially over. Under the simple title “Abgang Kolo Muani”, Eintracht Frankfurt reported in a press release that the star striker was moving to Paris St. Germain. He gets a five-year contract in Paris. With a fee of 95 million euros, it is the record transfer in the history of the Frankfurt club and the end of a completely crazy deadline day.
Because in the transfer poker, which has been smoldering for a long time and escalated this week with Kolo Muani’s strike, it initially looked like the Frenchman would stays in Frankfurt. “In the late afternoon, due to the supply situation on the part of the players and Paris Saint-Germain, we announced that we see no basis for an agreement and continue to plan with Randal Kolo Muani,” said Frankfurt’s sporting director Markus Krösche in the statement.
Last offer wins
But then there was movement in the complicated case. This was only possible because the transfer window in France is open until 11 p.m., which is longer than in Germany. “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,” Krösche continued.
Specifically, that means: 95 million euros for the striker, an offer that the board and supervisory board of the club would have accepted unanimously, Eintracht continued. A lot of money that Eintracht cannot spend on new players at first. Since the transfer window in Germany has just closed, Frankfurt can only sign one unemployed striker. After Loan from Rafael Borre With Jessic Ngankam, Omar Marmoush and Lucas Alario only three trained strikers remain in the squad of the Conference League participants.