It has been reported that Michael Olise, who is likely to transfer to Bayern Munich, has requested to participate in the Paris Olympics.
He is a promising winger with French nationality. He is left-footed, and mainly plays on the right side, and has high speed and dribbling skills. As he is also good at playmaking, he can create chances to attack and boasts high kick accuracy. For this reason, he is also active as a kicker for set piece in his team.
Born in London, he played for Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City youth teams before growing up in Reading. As he displayed his potential during this period, he was called up to the first team and signed a professional contract. As he became a starting player in the 2020-21 season, he rose to prominence by scoring seven goals and 12 assists in 44 matches in the league. After finishing the season, he won the English Championship (minor league) Team of the Year and the Young Player of the Year award.
He then headed to Crystal Palace. The transfer fee was about 10 million pounds (about 18 billion won). Oliseh, who started to adapt in the Premier League, displayed his best performance this season. Although he suffered from injuries frequently during the season, he scored 10 goals and six assists in 19 matches in the league. It was a record of one goal every 79.8 minutes even during his small playing time. Palace also gained momentum after the inauguration of Oliver Glasner, and maintained a good mood by recording six wins and one draw during the last seven matches of the season, raising expectations for the next season.
Naturally, the team started to draw attention from big clubs. Manchester United and Chelsea were active in the beginning, but they are now more likely to go to Munich. Fabrizio Romano, an expert on the European soccer transfer market, said, "München has reached an agreement with Olise on personal conditions, including his salary. Now he is waiting for negotiations with Palace. They offered to renew the contract, but Olise refused." According to Romano, Olise's buyout will be worth 45 million pounds.
There has been no official announcement yet, but it is virtually certain to move to Munich. This is because Olise strongly preferred Munich even though Manchester United and other clubs tried to hijack.
However, even before the official announcement was made, it was reported that Oliseh had requested to participate in the Olympics. Florian Flettenberg, who plays for Sky Sports in Germany, said on Thursday (Korea time) that Oliseh would like to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Munich has been informed about this and is ready to accept the request. However, no final decision has been made yet. 여우알바
If Oliseh participates in the Olympics, his preparation for the pre-season could also be hampered. "As a result, Oliseh will not be able to attend Munich's Korean tour (July 31 to August 5)," Plettenberg said, adding that Oliseh may not be able to make it to Korea either. Munich will play a friendly match with Tottenham Hotspur in Korea on August 3 during the pre-season. It is questionable whether Munich will accept that he will move to the Olympics without an adjustment period before the opening of the season.