Football is often the scene of fantastic stories, of meteoric rises. Among the Blues, one of the latest examples is that of N’Golo Kanté, who went from Boulogne-sur-Mer to Chelsea in just three years, passing through Russia to lift a World Cup. No one knows yet if Randal Kolo Muani will also know the joy of brandishing the most prestigious trophy in the world of football, but the fact remains that his story is incredible. And that there is also a bit of Boulogne-sur-Mer in the business. At 23, he has just been called by Didier Deschamps to replace the unfortunate Christopher Nkunku and will therefore participate in his first World Cup. Currently in Japan with his club, Eintracht Frankfurt, the player has not yet reacted.
A nugget from FC Nantes
But FC Nantes did not hide their pleasure in congratulating him. “After Christopher Nkunku’s package, Didier Deschamps called Randal Kolo Muani to join the France group for the World Cup. The striker trained at FC Nantes will join the Blues in Qatar on Thursday. Arrived at the age of 16 at FC Nantes, Randal Kolo-Muani appeared for the first time in the Nantes pro group during the trip to Bastia (24th day of L1, February 8, 2017). Author of 12 goals and 4 assists with the Canaries last season, in the league, Randal Kolo Muani joined Entracht Frankfurt last summer. Congratulations, Randal, and Go Blues!”
Launched in the reserve team of FC Nantes during the 2015/2016 season, the young striker chained the matches before making his big debut with the pros, in Ligue 1, on November 30, 2018 on the ground of AS Saint-Étienne ( 3-0 loss). That season (2018/2019), RKM made six appearances with the first team before being sent on loan to Boulogne-sur-Mer the following year. In the North of France, he scored 3 goals in 14 National games (holder each time). Sufficiently seasoned for the taste of the Canaries, Kolo Muani then played his first full season with the first team. A success.
Everything has accelerated since last summer
Author of 10 goals and 9 assists, in all competitions, RKM impressed, after obtaining his first call-up to the France Espoirs team. This 2020/2021 season has also changed the career of the native of Bondy. Courted by many clubs such as Lille, OL or Eintracht Frankfurt, the Nantes resident remained on the banks of the Erdre despite a current contract until June 2022 not extended. which will also give birth to a conflicting situation with a management of the FCN finally beaten by that of Eintracht which will officially announce the signing of the Frenchman free of any contract on March 4, 2022. This did not prevent the player from to perform well with his favorite club (13 goals, 7 offerings in 41 games, all competitions combined.)
Then it’s the boost. With Eintracht, Kolo Muani discovered a new championship in which he melted into the mould. Scorer 5 times, the former Canary is today the best passer in the Bundesliga (9). Not bad in three months. Frankfurt is in any case rubbing its hands with air able to steal this talent for free. Kolo Muani also discovered the Champions League, a competition in which he scored 2 goals, including that of the qualification for the round of 16 between Sporting Portugal. Long before that, Didier Deschamps had called him up for the first time in the France A team on September 15th. At the time, he only played two minutes against Austria (2-0) and ten against Denmark (1-2). Will Qatar have any good surprises in store for him? When we say that everything can go quickly in the world of football…