Overview
- Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg reports Liverpool are not planning a move for Michael Olise, citing the absence of a release clause and a belief Bayern are unlikely to sell before 2027/28.
- CaughtOffside and Football365 cite sources claiming Liverpool have serious interest in Olise as a Mohamed Salah successor, with a potential price tag in the €130–140m range.
- Olise’s strong form continues with 25 goal contributions in his last 30 games, and he joined Lennart Karl and Dayot Upamecano in Kicker’s Team of the Week, with Karl and Olise also in WhoScored’s XI.
- Lothar Matthäus publicly praised Karl’s emergence at Bayern and suggested the youngster could be a strong candidate for Germany’s World Cup squad.
- Separate reports say Real Madrid are considering Upamecano among centre-back targets for next summer as they plan defensive reinforcements.