Kolo Muani, the smashing release

For now, it looks like a failure. Randal Kolo Muani’s debut with Paris Saint-Germain is not catastrophic, but it is not worthy of a striker purchased for more than 90 million euros this summer by Paris Saint-Germain.

The former Nantais player is slow to establish himself as an indisputable starter at the forefront of PSG’s attack, and the worst part of all this is that he is not only facing competition from Gonçalo Ramos, the other center forward. recruited this summer by the capital club. For several weeks, Luis Enrique has been using Kylian Mbappé in the center, and Marco Asensio is also an option in this position for the Spanish coach.

Deschamps “continues to defend him”

All this is partly linked to the lackluster performances of Kolo Muani, and it seems clear that the native of Bondy has lost confidence over the weeks, because of the criticism, which does not help his performances. But the French international can rest assured, he still benefits from the support of Didier Deschamps, the coach of the France team.

“I will continue to defend him like every player, the French coach told Téléfoot. Obviously, there are very high, very important expectations, perhaps even a little too much. But central attacker is not always the player who touches the most balls. Obviously, with a little more confidence, that would lead him to make better choices at times, especially in his controls, in his final passes and his strikes. But he knows that I trust him. » And that should always be good to hear…