Florentino Perez’s promise & agent Kylian Mbappe: Are Real Madrid really about to make Michael Olise the most expensive signing in football history?!
The reality, then, is that this is a transfer that is highly unlikely to happen this summer, despite what some would have you believe.
Real Madrid haven’t spent more than €100m on a player since signing Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund three years ago, instead focusing on shrewd deals like the free transfers for MbappeTrent Alexander-Arnold and, most recently, Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konate. A €200m+ move for Olise, then, would be a significant departure from that policy, despite Perez’s bullish promise during his re-election campaign.
When you combine the astronomical fee required with the fact that Olise isn’t publicly angling for a move and Bayern have no intention of doing business with Real or anyone else, then it becomes pretty clear that this is a non-starter. Indeed, according to The Athleticbehind closed doors at the Bernabeu there is an acceptance that a switch this summer is ‘not feasible’.
You can never rule out Real Madrid when it comes to springing a major surprise in the transfer market, but it’s clear that Olise is off the table for the time being, at least.
