Michael Olise to real madrid? mbappé’s world cup role may tip the scales

Will kylian mbappé and michael olise become teammates at real madrid after spending the world cup together with France on american soil? reports from international media indicate that freshly re-elected real madrid president florentino pérez is preparing to launch a €150 million transfer push this summer, aiming to secure a galactico signing. olise’s name has been making headlines, prompting bayern munich chairman herbert hainer to speak out. “michael olise is a bayern munich player under long-term contract. we are not a selling club. if florentino pérez wants to make us an offer—which he hasn’t yet—he can spare himself the trouble,” hainer declared.

‘it can make olise a little excited because it’s still real madrid’

So what now? will florentino pérez back away from the michael olise case after the tough stance from his bayern munich counterpart? that would be underestimating the real madrid boss. moreover, this madrid approach is unlikely to leave olise indifferent, according to journalist hugo guillemet. “it’s electioneering from florentino pérez, but it’s not insignificant when real madrid sets its sights on a player, even in their current state. with the grand ambitions pérez has and the megalomania he’s shown after two rather catastrophic seasons for a club of real madrid’s level, throwing €150 million at olise might not shake bayern, but it might shake olise a bit because it’s still real madrid.”

‘players talk among themselves. it can plant a seed in the player’s mind’

Speaking on a sports television panel on sunday, the journalist explained that spending several weeks in competition alongside other french real madrid internationals like kylian mbappé and aurélien tchouaméni could influence the unfolding olise saga. “it could be a topic. there’s the world cup—we don’t know what kind of world cup olise will have. anything can happen. players talk among themselves. it can plant a seed in the player’s mind and turn this into a saga.”