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Frankfurt
Eintracht Frankfurt forward Randal Kolo Muani will be transferring to Paris Saint-Germain after last-minute negotiations, PSG and the Bundesliga club announced early Saturday.
The 24-year-old recently skipped team training to force the transfer and is now going for a record transfer fee of €95 million ($102.3 million).
Eintracht Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain resumed negotiations for Kolo Muani after both clubs initially didn’t reach an agreement on Friday, according to several media reports.
After the deal fell through earlier, PSG increased their offer to €95 million, the Bild newspaper said. Kolo Muani has a contract with Frankfurt until 2027.
The transfer window in Germany closed at 6 pm (1600 GMT), but clubs in France have until 11 pm to sign new players. At PSG, the forward would sign a contract until 2028.
Since both sides were unable to agree on Ekitiké and no other striker could be signed at short notice, Frankfurt ended the negotiations after intensive talks.
Luis Enrique expects PSG to get serious for trip to Lyon
Lyon (Paris): Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique is preparing for the usual intensity in his side’s game against Lyon despite both teams’ below-par starts to the season.
PSG finally got up and running with victory over Lens, following draws with Lorient and Toulouse. On Sunday, they visit a winless Lyon side who are kept off the bottom of Ligue 1 only by Clermont.
"We have prepared for tomorrow’s game in the same way as every game at Paris St Germain - with a serious approach, with professionalism,” Enrique said at a pre-match press conference broadcast on the club’s website.
"Lyon are a big historic club. They are one of best sides in this league and have very good players, a very good coach who I know well and played with at Barcelona, Laurent Blanc.
"It will be a tough game at a fantastic stadium with a brilliant atmosphere, the kind we like to play in. It will certainly be a difficult game. We have prepared as well as we can to try to get the three points.” Deadline-day signing Randal Kolo Muani is still recovering from an ankle injury, but fellow newcomer Bradley Barcola will be in the squad against his former club.