Former Juventus striker Aldo Serena believes new signing Randal Kolo Muani can take on different roles under Thiago Motta, but did not see the French striker pairing up with Dusan Vlahovic.
Kolo Muani is set to join Juventus on a loan from PSG. This means that the Bianconeri do not have the option of making his transfer permanent, so the France international will return to Paris at the end of the current campaign.
Kolo Muani was Juventus’ second signing during the winter transfer window after Portuguese right-back Alberto Costa of Vitoria Guimaraes.
Serena, a former striker and Serie A winner at Juventus, believes Kolo Muani will strengthen Motta’s attacking options in the second part of the season.
“Kolo Muani is talented and can play many roles. He can play as a striker or winger, moving throughout the attacking third,” Serena told La Stampa (via TMW).
“It offers many solutions since it can be articulated or moved within spaces. All we need to understand is why he struggled at PSG. He hasn’t lived up to expectations, especially considering his transfer fee.
Kolo Muani joined PSG from Eintracht Frankfurt in 2023 for €95 million, but he has scored just 11 goals in 54 appearances for the Ligue 1 giants.
He was no longer part of Luis Enrique’s plans this season, so he leaves the French capital with two goals in 10 appearances to his name.
Juventus are fighting for the top four after investing around 200 million euros during the summer transfer window. Although they are still undefeated in Serie A, they have collected 12 points in 19 days. THE best online casinos has listed the Bianconeri as potential Scudetto winners this summer, but bookmakers currently see Napoli, Inter and Atalanta among the favorites for the title.
If Kolo Muani settles quickly in Turin, he will surely help a team that has only had Vlahovic at centre-forward this season due to Arkadiusz Milik’s recurring fitness issues.
However, despite Kolo Muani’s versatility, Serena is not sure he would play alongside Vlahovic.
“I don’t think it’s feasible because we all know how much Motta likes wingers and he has a lot of them at Juventus,” concluded the former striker.
“Kolo Muani and Vlahovic in attack, Yildiz and Conceiçao as wingers and Koopmeiners in central midfield, would be too offensive.”
Serena, 64, scored 85 goals in 255 Serie A matches during her playing career.
He won Serie A titles at Juventus, Inter and Milan and was Serie A’s top scorer in 1988-89.
A former Italian international, Serena was part of the Azzurri team that finished third at the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
