France and Bayern Munich star Michael Olise is desperate to join Real Madrid this summer, according to reports.
In what would be a sensational transfer, L’Equipe reported Olise, 24, has told his French team-mates at the World Cup that he wants to sign for the Spanish giants.
The same publication claims he has been ‘gathering information’ from his countrymen about the club during the tournament. Kylian Mbappe and Aurelien Tchouameni are the two in the French squad who play for Real.
Olise, a star of the French side that reached the semi-finals of the World Cup, joined Bayern in a £50million deal in 2024.
He has three years left on his contract with the German side so Real will have to stump up a significant fee to make his wish a reality.
L’Equipe says Olise’s Bayern and France team-mate Dayot Upamecano has been pushing for the former Crystal Palace man to remain in Germany in an ‘intense lobbying effort’.
Michael Olise is reportedly ‘obsessed’ with joining Real Madrid from Bayern Munich
Olise has been the subject of intense transfer speculation after impressing for Bayern, recording 16 goals and 27 assists in 39 league games. The winger also leads the assist charts at the World Cup with five going into France’s third-place play-off against England in Miami on Saturday.
Reports in Germany earlier this year claimed Liverpool would launch an audacious £173m bid for the player amid their pursuit of a replacement for Mo Salah, but Bayern were adamant he would not be sold this summer.
Olise’s name was also mentioned in the Real Madrid presidential election as it was suggested the club would table a £130m offer if Florentino Perez secured another term.
Perez did win the election but there has not yet been any contact between the two clubs regarding a player whose price may have skyrocketed after his displays for France at the World Cup.
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