
While no regulation prevents him from participating, Randal Kolo Muani could miss the Paris Saint-Germain vs. Tottenham match on Nov. 26, even though the severity of his recent jaw injury remains unclear.
Loaned to Tottenham at the end of the summer transfer window, Kolo Muani is still seeking his first goal for his new club. The forward, on loan from PSG, sustained a thigh injury during mid-September training and missed five matches but has started several games recently, showing promising play against Copenhagen in the Champions League last week.
After providing an assist in that match, Kolo Muani started last Saturday against Manchester United in the Premier League but was replaced at halftime by former Paris Saint-Germain player Wilson Odobert after suffering a jaw injury from a foul by Harry Maguire. Ruled out for France's two November matches, Kolo Muani consulted a specialist on Monday.
According to the latest English media reports, Kolo Muani has a fractured jaw, but it's less serious than initially feared and won't require surgery. The French forward is therefore not expected to be sidelined for 6-8 weeks or longer, as first feared, meaning Tottenham won't need to replace him on their Champions League roster. UEFA allows replacing an injured player on squad lists for injuries lasting at least two months.
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🚨🥇| A specialist has confirmed that Randal Kolo Muani does have a fractured jaw. However, it's a reasonably positive diagnosis, in that it doesn’t require surgery, so it should be less than the speculated six to eight weeks recovery time!
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Tottenham hasn't issued any new updates on his condition in recent hours, and no recovery timeline has been confirmed. The PSG-Tottenham match will occur in 15 days on Nov. 26, three days after Tottenham's Premier League match against Arsenal on Nov. 23.
Will Kolo Muani be fit for these two important matches? Difficult to say, but the English press does not totally exclude it and specifies that he will have to wear a mask upon his return. At the regulatory and contractual level, nothing in any case prevents Kolo Muani from facing PSG in the Champions League due to his loan, UEFA prohibiting anyway this type of practice. It remains now to know the severity of Kolo Muani's jaw fracture and the duration of his absence.