In Summary
- Olise signs a four-year contract at the Allianz Arena
- He becomes Vincent Kompany’s second signing at the club
- Olise will report for duty with his new team on 15 July
Bayern Munich have beaten off competition from some of Europe’s top clubs to capture 22-year-old French winger Michael Olise from English Premier League outfit Crystal Palace.
Olise signs a four-year contract at the Allianz Arena and becomes new coach Vincent Kompany’s second signing at the club following the arrival of Hiroki Ito
Born in London to to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother, Olise spent time in the academies of Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City before making his senior breakthrough at Reading and then Palace.
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Olise Expresses Gratitude
The 22-year-old had attracted interest from other clubs but opted to head to the Allianz Arena instead.
After putting pen to paper on his contract at Bayern, the forward explained what had convinced him to join the Bundesliga gia
“The talks with FC Bayern were very positive, and I’m very happy to now be playing for such a big club,” said Olise. “It’s a great challenge, and that’s exactly what I was looking for. I want to prove myself at this level and play my part in ensuring that we win as many titles as possible with our team in the coming years.
“Michael Olise is a player who can make the difference and attracted great interest with his style of play,” added sporting director Max Eberl. “We want new impetus in our team, new energy, new ideas – that’s what players like Michael Olise stand for. During the talks, he quickly signalled that he really wanted to join FC Bayern. We’re very much looking forward to him. He will enrich our game.”
Olise will report for duty with his new team on 15 July before heading to pre-season camps in Tegernsee (22 to 25 July) and South Korea (31 July to 5 August).
Olise moves after bagging 10 goals and six assists in 19 appearances for Palace last season.
