Overview
- Goal.com reported on July 22 that French outlets say Michael Olise is strongly inclined to join Real Madrid and that Kylian Mbappé personally urged him to make the move.
- Those reports rely on secondary sources and do not describe any formal bid from Real Madrid at this stage.
- Bayern Munich still hold the cards because Olise is under contract until June 2029 and the club is preparing a lucrative new deal while signaling it would demand an unusually high transfer fee to sell.
- Olise’s market rise follows an outstanding season at Bayern (22 goals and 31 assists in 52 games) and a seven‑assist performance at the 2026 World Cup that led the tournament.
- Next steps to watch are Olise’s planned meeting with the Bayern board about their Champions League plans and any formal approach from Real, which will determine whether talks become a transfer battle or a retention fight.