He has long since attracted the interest of Europe’s top clubs. After the season, concrete inquiries and offers for Michael Olise could or should arrive at the Munich club. The Bayern bosses want to prevent precisely this scenario and prepare for the future.
This Friday, he celebrates his 24th birthday. At his young age, he has long since played his way into the European elite. After an already good debut season with the German record champions, Michael Olise is once again impressing in the current first half of the season, with the statistics speaking for themselves.
In 13 league games, the Frenchman has been directly involved in 15 goals (6 goals, 9 assists), in the six Champions League games he has scored six points (1 goal, 5 assists), in the three cup games he has scored four more (2 goals, 2 assists), and on top of that he has scored two goals for the French national team. This means that the talented left-footed player has been directly involved in 27 goals in 28 competitive games (including the Super Cup), with 11 goals and 16 assists.
No wonder Munich’s sporting directors want to keep the winger, who can also play in the number 10 position, at FC Bayern for a long time to come. Olise’s current contract runs until 2029. There is no reason to rush into extending this contract. Nevertheless, for understandable reasons, the FCB decision-makers are aiming for an early extension of the collaboration.
Foreign clubs prepare offers in the hundreds of millions
clubs in England are preparing concrete offers in the hundreds of millions to lure the delicate technician away from Munich next summer. Paris St. Germain and a club from Spain are also said to be keeping a close eye on Olise. Although the Frenchman does not have an exit clause in his contract, as sporting director Max Eberl has emphasized several times, Bayern still want to be prepared for the worst-case scenario, namely attempts by the financial powers in international soccer to poach him. A potential early extension would give Olise a pay rise and, logically, as is usual, the term of the contract would also be extended. This is to ensure internal planning security on the right wing. After all, Olise is set to become an integral part of the new Bayern era that has just begun. Similar to Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben in their day.
Olise, Luis Diaz, Lennart Karl, and Jamal Musiala are set to be the offensive line-up of the present and the future. Serge Gnabry, who is in good form and would have to take a significant pay cut for a new contract beyond the summer of 2026, would be the fifth professional in the group. He is a well-suited all-rounder, but his future is uncertain.