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Bayern Munich winger remains Florentino Perez’s dream target despite statement denying contact
Earlier today, Real Madrid issued an official statement denying any form of contact between themselves and Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise.
The statement came as a response to speculations doing the rounds that the French winger had become Los Blancos’ priority Galactico target for the summer transfer window.
It had even been suggested that Real Madrid had established contact with Olise’s camp, with club CEO Jose Angel Sanchez allegedly directly involved.
This prompted Real Madrid to come out and deny those reports, while reaffirming their strong relationship with Bayern Munich.
Olise remains the dream target
However, despite the denial of contacts, Fabrizio Romano reports that Olise remains the absolute dream target for Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
As pointed out by the transfer expert, Los Blancos, in their statement, only denied having made any contact with the winger, but did not deny that they held an interest in him.
Perez, for his part, is understood to consider the former Crystal Palace attacker as his main priority target for the upcoming summer.
Why the statement then?
The statement issued from Real Madrid was to maintain their good relationship with Bayern Munich.
The two institutions happen to share a very strong working relationship and the Merengues did not want to have any stories in the media saying Olise already had an agreement with them.
Romano reiterates what Real Madrid said in their statement, insisting that there is no contact or negotiation between Olise’s camp and the club.
And Los Blancos, through the statement, intended to make it clear that they would not approach the player before speaking to Bayern Munich.
Not for sale
Meanwhile, amidst all the speculation, Bayern Munich firmly maintain that Olise is not for sale this summer.
The Bavarian giants want to keep the French international at the club beyond the summer and are already working on offering him an improved contract, even though his current deal runs until 2029.
But with Real Madrid willing to spend more than €200 million on his signing, whether such an enormous offer changes the Bundesliga champions’ stance remains to be seen.
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Jose Mourinho was always clear about getting rid of Real Madrid midfielder this summer – report
Real Madrid’s summer transfer window was largely successful, not only in terms of securing key arrivals but also in terms of letting go of players who had no place in the dynamics.
One player who stood out in the second category was Dani Ceballos as the Spanish midfielder was frozen out of Real Madrid’s starting dynamics for several years before his eventual departure.
In the end, the club simply let the player leave as a free agent by accepting a contract termination as they saw the salary space freed as a win compared to his presence.
Mourinho’s clear stance
As confirmed in a recent report by Diario AS, Real Madrid’s new manager Jose Mourinho has no doubt that he did not count on Ceballos for the ongoing season.
Being the straightforward communicator that he is, the Portuguese manager directly informed Ceballos that he did not count on him in any capacity, speaking out loud about a fact that was known as an open secret for a long time.
Having clarity that his situation at the club was not going to change, Ceballos pressed to leave and eventually had his way as the club allowed him to walk out of the front door with no transfer fee.
Times were tense
The Spanish outlet also add that the decision to let the player leave with a contract termination was not easy for Real Madrid to accept, especially given that it is a last resort.
In the negotiations between Ceballos and the Real Madrid hierarchy, there were some moments filled with tension and disagreements.
In fact, there was even an initial exit agreement that was reached which was cancelled in the hope of a better outcome.
Eventually, however, both parties reached a fitting resolution and Real Madrid enabled the player’s departure without any hurdles and Ceballos went on to join Real Betis.
Even that move required the player to take a massive cut on his salary, but the saga worked out well for both clubs as the player. From Real Madrid’s perspective, the space created on the team’s roster was worth its weight in gold.
