Eintracht Frankfurt’s Vice World Champion Randal Kolo Muani proved at the audition in Munich why he is one of the discoveries of this football season. The 24-year-old striker equalized for Eintracht in a 1-1 draw against FC Bayern in the top game in the Bundesliga.
“A great goal,” enthused Frankfurt coach Oliver Glasner. In the 69th minute, Kolo Muani transferred his national team colleague Dayot Upamecano and hit the far post with his left foot. “Upa is a good defender who is not so easy to outplay,” Kolo Muani later said.
The attacker had already scored the Eintracht goal in the 1-1 draw three days earlier in Freiburg. With seven goals and twelve assists, he is the top scorer in the league after 18 match days – and a hotly courted centre-forward.
Munich is looking for a striker
Recently, an interest in Munich had also been reported. After all, Bayern are looking for a central attacker after the departure of Robert Lewandowski, despite good performances and numerous goals from veteran Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (33). Choupo-Moting’s contract expires at the end of the season and has not yet been extended.
Kolo Muani was cautious about all speculation after the game: “I live in the here and now, other things are not up for debate.” Eintracht is a “fantastic club that has welcomed me well”.
Before the season he had come from FC Nantes on a free transfer. After the good first series and good World Cup performances, his market value has skyrocketed. His contract in Frankfurt with the Europa League winner runs until 2027. Bayern Munich described Kolo Muani as a “great team” on Saturday evening. And every player dreams of “playing for big clubs”.
praise from the coach
Glasner sees Kolo Muani in good hands in Frankfurt. At the goal in the Allianz Arena, he showed “his great quality in one-on-one”. “What makes me happy is that he stayed on the left foot. He usually goes inside on the right foot. He finished fantastically,” Glasner praised his number 9.
Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann avoided commenting at the press conference alongside his Eintracht colleague when asked how he liked Kolo Muani: “I’ve learned that you talk about players from other clubs.”
