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Randal Kolo Muani had a loan spell at Tottenham last season and the player has now looked back on his experience. Two weeks ago, the Frenchman finally sealed a return to Juventus. It was the third time in the space of a year that the Old Lady were attempting to sign him. Even in January, they made attempts to cut short his Tottenham loan and sign him from Paris Saint-Germain. Sport Witness covered how Thomas Frank stopped the move from happening, as the Spurs squad was weakened by injuries. That didn’t change the trajectory of Kolo Muani’s time in London. He scored just one Premier League goal, although he did better in the Champions League. Player had mind elsewhere Kolo Muani has now spoken to TuttoSport , for their Tuesday print edition, about his move back to Turin, playing for France again and featuring under Luciano Spalletti. He was also asked about how he felt the spell at Tottenham went. The Frenchman made it clear that his mind was drifting. He said: “There were several things that didn’t work. For me, it was something more personal. I think my mind was a bit elsewhere. “I wanted to return to Juventus. It’s also an episode in a player’s career. Not every season can be positive, we can say that.” Beyond that, Kolo Muani also clarified that it was a learning curve for him and he wants to get better at Juve. “For me, it was a year in which I learned something: I had injuries, my first injuries, but luckily I was able to recover from all of them. “I think it’s due to all these things, but now it’s a new championship, it’s a new chapter for me. So I think it’s a new version of me, let’s say.” Our take: Player’s versatility proved important While Kolo Muani’s final product was missing, his versatility proved key for Tottenham. It allowed Roberto De Zerbi to regularly use him in wide positions and stretch the play, as he constantly ran in-behind with pace. This helped the Italian’s system, which relies on breaking the press and attacking open spaces in attack. So even if the spell wasn’t perfect, there were some positives to it.