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Arsenal 'offered Saka replacement'
Jacque Talbot
- Updated: 24 Dec 2024 12:17 GMT
- 4 min read
Arsenal are likely to be offered a Randal Kolo Muani deal after Bukayo Saka picked up an injury, according to reports.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward could make a move to the Emirates next month, per the Evening Standard.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta on Monday confirmed that star man Saka is set to be sidelined for “many weeks” after tearing his hamstring in Saturday’s 5-1 win over Crystal Palace - leaving Arsenal in crisis.
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Furthermore, Raheem Sterling, who signed on loan from Chelsea last summer to provide cover for Saka, is also out with a knee injury.
The Gunners were not expected to move for a winger but with both players out they could change all that. “The preparation is done and we are ready if something happens,” said Arteta. “Obviously we didn’t predict a situation with Bukayo and Raheem at the same time.
“We predicted more it would be something else, for example, if something happened in the defensive line, but the job is done.
“Then, okay, if something has to happen, we will be open. But the main focus is now, how will we extract still a lot of potential that there is in this squad.”
Kolo Muani and the Premier League
Arsenal are not the only ones. Man Utd are set to take advantage of Randal Kolo Muani’s uncertain position at PSG to secure a loan deal for the France international, as well, a report from L’Equipe. suggested this week.
Just as Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho were frozen out of the Red Devils team that beat Manchester City 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday, Kolo Muani was not picked to feature as PSG overcame Lyon 3-1 at Parc des Princes.
Current ETV
Randal Kolo Muani
F (C)
PSG
Randal Kolo Muani
F (C)
PSG
ETV Range
€20.2M - €33.7M
Having been given the cold shoulder by PSG boss Luis Enrique for much of the season, Kolo Muani is on his way out of the French capital.
L’Equipe reports: “A loan, with or without a purchase option, is today the most likely solution. Manchester United are the club that is positioned most concretely in these last few weeks (before the arrival of Ruben Amorim), but the Red Devils have big problems to solve.”
RB Leizpig and Monaco are seen as contenders for Kolo Muani, whose departure from PSG could pave the way for Viktor Gyokeres to move to Parc des Princes.
PSG are thought to be the club most actively pushing to sign Sporting CP striker Gyokeres in January, with Luis Enrique’s side desperately in need of a clinical striker. The Ligue 1 side has created chances, yet they have been poor when it has come to taking them.
