Real Madrid’s recruitment pitch for Michael Olise does not need a middleman. Three of the Spanish club’s own players are inside the Bayern Munich winger’s dressing room every time France meet up.
Kylian Mbappé, Ibrahima Konaté and Eduardo Camavinga have been working on Olise during France’s recent national-team gatherings, according to L’Équipe, reminding the 24-year-old that “the Bernabéu is a great place to play your football”.
The three were described as playing “agent roles” in L’Équipe’s reporting, a label picked up by beIN Sports alongside details of what the Madrid players have been selling: the appeal of the white shirt, life in the Spanish capital, and the prospect of playing with Mbappé at club level week in, week out.
Bayern’s €25m counter
Bayern are not waiting to see how the pitch lands. The German champions are preparing a contract extension built around a base salary of roughly €25m a year, according to Goal, a figure that would put Olise in the same bracket as Harry Kane and Jamal Musiala as the club’s top earners. The package is set to include a special Ballon d’Or clause that would trigger a substantial bonus if he wins the award.
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The offer, as reported, would run through 2031 and replace a deal that currently expires in June 2029. Bayern’s board member for sport, Max Eberl, said in October that formal negotiations had not yet begun.
“To be honest, there have not been any talks at all yet. What is being discussed around us has not actually materialised,” Eberl told reporters at the start of October.
A €500m price tag drops for summer 2027
If no renewal is agreed, the leverage shifts quickly. L’Équipe reports that should Bayern fail to tie Olise down, he could be available in summer 2027 for “a lot less than €500m”, the ceiling the German club told suitors they would need to even be heard during the last transfer window.
Olise’s market price has climbed sharply in 2026. He was named Bundesliga Player of the Season for 2025-26 and, according to beIN Sports’ reporting, equalled the single-tournament assists record at the summer’s FIFA World Cup with seven, before being named to the Team of the Tournament.
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He is in France’s camp this week after scoring their only goal in a 3-1 defeat to Italy at the San Siro on Thursday, Zinedine Zidane’s first loss since taking charge of Les Bleus.
Olise’s current Bayern contract runs until 30 June 2029. The meeting he was reported to have requested with club president Herbert Hainer in July has not been publicly held, and Eberl’s October line, that no talks had taken place, remains the last official update from the club’s side.
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