Why Mourinho was really in the stadium: The truth about Olise and Real Madrid | OneFootball

Jose Mourinho was spotted at the DFB Cup final between FC Bayern and VfB Stuttgart in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on Saturday evening. What was behind the visit?

On Saturday evening, the camera lenses were not only focused on the green pitch in the Olympic Stadium. There were also some interesting guests in the stands at the cup final. One of them: the designated Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho

Speculation immediately began online as to what motivated the Portuguese coaching legend to watch the clash between FC Bayern and VfB Stuttgart live in the stadium, with the hottest rumour being that Mourinho wanted to take a closer look at Bayern star Michael Olise

At least Olise was not the main reason for Mourinho’s visit to Berlin. His priority that day was a meeting with VfB’s sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth. According to BILD, the two have a connection via Mourinho’s consultancy agency

Hoeneß rejection of Mourinho

The fact that Mourinho also had a look at Olise may have been a nice side-effect of his trip, but it is unlikely to do him any real good. Bayern patron Uli Hoeneß categorically ruled out a transfer of his superstar

„He can keep five eyes on Olise, he won’t get him,“ explained the honorary president of FC Bayern on Sky – and thus took a direct shot at Mourinho and the royals from Madrid

At the end of April, sporting director Max Eberl had already made it clear in the ZDF sports studio: „For us, there is not a second of thought.“ Olise had „developed outstandingly together with the team and the coach“, emphasized the Bayern boss

Olise absolute Bayern top performer

FC Bayern signed the French international from Crystal Palace in the summer of 2024 for around 53 million euros. Just a few months later, the transfer was considered an absolute hit. According to industry observers, the winger’s market value has now more than doubled.

Together with Harry Kane and Luis Díaz, Olise now forms the heart of Munich’s attack. His technical quality, creativity and goalscoring threat make him one of the most important players in the German record champions‘ squad.

In addition to Real Madrid, Liverpool FC are also said to have recently expressed an interest in Olise. However, this does not change the situation for the Bayern management. A sale is currently not an issue.