{"id":976,"date":"2026-04-26T10:51:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=976"},"modified":"2026-04-26T10:51:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:51:41","slug":"real-madrid-eye-ambitious-michael-olise-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=976","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid eye ambitious Michael Olise transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Michael Olise and Harry Kane of Bayern Munich (Photo by Adam Pretty\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Real Madrid are reportedly eyeing up an ambitious transfer move for Bayern Munich superstar and Liverpool target Michael Olise.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The France international has been one of the best players in the world this season, contributing a stunning record of 20 goals and 24 assists in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This has unsurprisingly led to some talk of Liverpool looking at Olise, who makes sense as an ideal replacement for Mohamed Salah, according to TEAMtalk.<\/p>\n<p>However, now Fichajes report that Real Madrid are ready to try signing Olise to revolutionise their attack, though a deal could cost as much as \u20ac150m.<\/p>\n<h2>Michael Olise transfer saga hotting up<\/h2>\n<p>TEAMtalk\u2019s report linking Olise with Liverpool also stated that the 24-year-old\u2019s preference would be to play in Spain at some point in the future, so that obviously gives Madrid the advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Bayern surely won\u2019t want to let such an important player go, and it will be interesting to see if Olise decides to push for a move away from the Allianz Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Real are a huge name, Bayern are also arguably the best team in Europe at the moment, and most likely the favourites to win this season\u2019s Champions League.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Want more CaughtOffside coverage? 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