adminWith six summer signings already secured—Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi, Martin Dubravka, Jan Paul van Hecke, Mateus Fernandes, and Sandro Tonali—Tottenham Hotspur are now turning their full focus toward bolstering their frontline, and they have surprisingly submitted a bid for an unexpected target.
Their initial priority had been Bournemouth’s Eli Junior Kroupi, with the Cherries reportedly bracing for an £85 million offer. However, Bournemouth remain resolute in their stance that the young French attacker is not for sale, forcing Spurs to pivot.
In response, they have revisited a familiar option, lodging a bid to bring Randal Kolo Muani back to north London, according to TuttoSport.
The Frenchman’s stint at PSG appears definitively over, and he is being actively shopped around, with Juventus among the interested parties. Yet Tottenham have joined the race, having already hosted Kolo Muani on a season-long loan during the 2025/26 campaign.
That spell was hardly a roaring success—the 27-year-old, once hailed as “exceptional,” managed a modest five goals across 41 appearances, and his loan expired without a purchase clause being activated. Despite that, Spurs are now re-engaging, and manager Roberto De Zerbi is said to be open to the reunion.
Competition looms from Eintracht Frankfurt and Aston Villa, while Juventus remain the nominal frontrunners; PSG would accept another loan with a €40 million (£34 million) obligation to buy, but the Italian club’s financial constraints have stalled negotiations, leaving the door ajar for others.
However, revisiting Kolo Muani would be a baffling and regressive move for Tottenham. While his reputation soared in his younger years, he is now 27 and has consistently demonstrated that he falls short of elite standards.
Spurs are striving to re-establish themselves at that very top tier, and bringing back a player who already underwhelmed would represent a significant step backward, undermining the tangible progress achieved through this summer’s recruitment drive.
If Kroupi proves unattainable, the market offers numerous alternative strikers capable of genuinely upgrading the squad. Rather than squandering funds on a player who has already shown he isn’t up to the requisite level, Tottenham would be far wiser to explore those other avenues and avoid repeating a costly mistake.
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