PSG face Randal Kolo Muani nightmare scenario after Tottenham transfer agreement

Randal Kolo Muani will bid farewell to Paris Saint-Germain on Monday ahead of his loan move to Tottenham. Seeming like he would sign for Juventus on a permanent deal this summer after finishing the 2024/25 campaign on loan with the Bianconeri, the 26-year-old will instead be playing his football for Spurs following a late transfer move after the Italian club elected to switch their attention to the capture of Lois Openda.

Kolo Muani will now sign a season-long loan deal in N17. The agreement between Tottenham and Paris Saint-Germain does not contain an option or obligation to buy the attacker next summer.

The France international helps Thomas Frank out when it comes to his attacking options as he can either play up front or from either wing. Despite making the temporary move from the Ligue 1 side, Kolo Muani will in fact be back in Paris come November to play for his new side in the Champions League, providing of course that he is named in Tottenham's 25-man squad.

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In last Thursday's league phase draw in Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain were drawn as one of Tottenham's eight opponents. The game at Parc des Princes will take place at 8pm on Wednesday, November 26.

Luis Enrique's side now face the nightmare scenario where Kolo Muani plays against them in the league phase and delivers them a blow in the process. When it comes to UEFA regulations regarding loan players playing against their parent club, there is no rule which stipulates that they are not allowed to play.

UEFA rules state clubs cannot apply "any influence whatsoever over the players that another club may (or may not) field in a match". This means Kolo Muani can play for Tottenham against Paris Saint-Germain in November.

In last season's edition of the Champions League, the eventual winners did in fact come up against one of their own players as a result of Marco Asensio's loan move to Aston Villa. The Spaniard was a substitute in both legs of their quarter-final tie but he did come on for a decent amount of time in each game.

Speaking ahead of the European showdown, Enrique stated he was "delighted" his own player could play against Paris Saint-Germain. "I'm delighted that he can play, it doesn't bother me at all," he said at the time.

"He didn't get the playing time he wanted here, he had this option to be able to go to Aston Villa. We shared a lot of things in the national team, he's a very important player for me and of a very high level."

Other notable examples of players who have faced their parent club in the Champions League include Philippe Coutinho scoring twice for Bayern Munich against Barcelona in the 2019/20 season and Thibaut Courtois helping Atletico Madrid knock Chelsea out at the semi-final stage in 2013/14.

As well as facing Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League league phase, Spurs will also play Villarreal, Bodo/Glimt, AS Monaco, FC Copenhagen, Slavia Prague, Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt.