Battle for Olise: Bayern push for new deal, Liverpool and City circling | OneFootball

Michael Olise is one of the rising stars at FC Bayern. While the Munich club plans to extend the winger's contract, two English heavyweights, Liverpool and Manchester City, are entering the market.

Michael Olise only transferred to the Isar in the summer of 2024 for around 50 million euros from Crystal Palace. At that time, only Bayern and Newcastle United were vying for the services of the Frenchman. Olise's decision to join the record champions was a real coup for Munich.

As BILD football chief Christian Falk explains in his Bayern Insider column, the situation now looks different: “When Bayern activated his release clause at Crystal Palace, only Newcastle was involved in the bidding. If Liverpool or City had been involved at that time, it would have been more complicated.”

Today, these two top clubs are ready. “Teams like Liverpool, and I've also heard that Pep Guardiola's Manchester City is watching him very, very closely,” revealed Falk. The interest from the Premier League giants is now concrete – and is causing unrest at Säbener Straße.

Olise as the new leader in Munich

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Sportingly, Olise has long arrived. With his dynamism, technique, and goal instinct, he has quickly played his way into the hearts of the fans. Falk even goes so far as to call him “Player of the Year at FC Bayern.”

Thomas Müller is also convinced of his former teammate. “I talked to Thomas Müller about him, and he said that he is the new leader in the team,” reports Falk. Particularly noteworthy: Olise leads not through big words, but through actions. “He doesn't talk much, but he shows it,” Müller describes the Frenchman.

This development makes Olise indispensable not only for Bayern but also arouses desires among the best clubs in Europe.

Bayern between extension and transfer risk

Financially, a sale would be lucrative for Bayern. If a club were to actually offer 100 million euros or more, the decision-makers would have to seriously consider it. “Because Bayern bought the player for 50 million euros from Crystal Palace, you have to think about it if an interested party pays over 100 million,” analyzes Falk.

But the record champion's plan is different. Bayern does not want to let Olise go but wants to bind him long-term. Therefore, the decision-makers are already working on a contract extension that will tie the winger to Munich not only sportingly but also financially. According to information from Sport BILD, concrete talks could take place in the coming months.

The goal: to thwart potential suitors like Liverpool and Manchester City early on and prevent Olise from moving to the Premier League.

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