With Kylian Mbappe’s recent outcries over PSG’s failure to sign a striker in the summer, some have questioned why Les Parisiens sanctioned the £18m departure of Arnaud Kalimuendo to Rennes. Of course, it’s not black and white. Mbappe has bemoaned the lack of a target man, an Olivier Giroud-like forward, while the 20-year-old striker is much more of an outlet. 

Still, with his start to the season, there will be fans in Paris who feel the club have yet again made a mistake in letting one of their academy stars go. The Frenchman looks like another who will be joining those ex-PSG lists alongside Christopher Nkunku, Mike Maignan, Moussa Diaby and so on.

Time at Lens

Devoted viewers of French football will already know the name of Arnaud Kalimuendo-Muinga. He spent the last two seasons in France on loan at relegation candidates-turned-European-challengers, RC Lens. In 65 games under Franck Haise, Kalimuendo scored 21 goals and assisted six.