Despite the absences from his position, Randal Kolo Muani still started on the bench against Rennes (3-1) Friday evening. Luis Enrique doesn’t seem to want him as a center forward.
But what does it take for Randal Kolo Muani to be Paris Saint-Germain’s starting center forward? With the departure of Kylian Mbappé, and the absence of recruitment for this position, we said to ourselves that the former Nantes player had a card to play. After the serious injury to Gonçalo Ramos, it was almost a boulevard for the Bondynois. But Luis Enrique was not of this opinion.
The Parisian coach first opted for Marco Asensio, in a false No.9 role which suits the Spaniard’s qualities rather well. But when the former Madrilenian was injured in his turn, Luis Enrique replaced him with Désiré Doué in Reims, and not Lee Kang-In against Rennes. Kolo Muani started in Reims for the first time this season. But it was on the right side that he was aligned.
Kolo Muani, a 90 million euro understudy?
If we take stock, it’s as if Kolo Muani, in the eyes of Luis Enrique, was only a potential joker during the match, or an understudy for Ousmane Dembélé on the right wing. For a 25-year-old player bought for 90 million euros last year, it is a small role to say the least, and this gives worrying prospects for the former Frankfurt striker. Especially since, at the same time, Kolo Muani is also playing his place in the French team…
