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Real Madrid given very slim chance of signing French speedster: ‘Very complicated’
Real Madrid’s dream of signing Michael Olise looks very difficult at this stage, with Bayern Munich showing no intention of opening the door for their French winger.
The in-form former Crystal Palace forward has emerged as a Galactico signing Florentino Perez is tracking, but it is very obvious that this deal is not going to be easy.
Now, according to Josep Pedrerol on El Chiringuito TV, Olise to Real Madrid has a very slim chance of happening.
He said, “Olise to Madrid? I’d give it a 10% chance. Negotiating with Bayern is very complicated”
It was previously revealed that Bayern are not open to negotiating and are instead pushing to renew the player.
That is the reality Madrid have to deal with. As much as they would like to sign the Frenchman, Bayern are not a selling club.
Bayern want to lock him down
The German club’s response is clear. Rather than entertaining Madrid’s interest, Bayern are working behind the scenes on a new contract for Olise, whose current deal already runs until 2029.
The idea is reportedly to make him one of the top earners at the club, with a salary of around €25 million per year.
There is another important detail. Olise’s camp have reportedly informed Bayern that there have been no talks, meetings or negotiations with Real Madrid so far.
A dream, not a realistic operation yet
From a Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho perspective, the interest makes total sense. Olise has creativity, speed, left-footed quality and the kind of final-third imagination that can lift a team.
That said, Los Blancos have to choose their battles this summer. A transfer worth more than €200 million would only make sense if the player clearly wanted the move and Bayern were willing to negotiate.
Right now, neither condition appears to be in place. The club are right to track him should a window open, but that seems unlikely this summer.
This transfer has the makings of becoming another long-term obsession, like Kylian Mbappe was when he was at PSG.
Bayern are firm in their stance, but do not be surprised if you hear Madrid linked with Olise repeatedly in the upcoming transfer windows.
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Kylian Mbappe fires back at critics over his Real Madrid role: ‘A player who scores goals will never be the problem’
Kylian Mbappe has started the new season for Real Madrid in great form, scoring five goals in five games so far.
The Frenchman has continued from where he left off last season, with seemingly no drop in his scoring rate, and he could have had one more had he not missed his penalty against Real Betis.
The 27-year-old superstar has pushed back against criticism of his contribution to Real Madrid, insisting that his goalscoring should not be treated as a problem.
Mbappe’s logic is that the fundamental objective of football is to outscore the opposition and that, therefore, goalscoring should never be seen as an issue.
As quoted by Mundo Deportivo, Mbappe addressed the issue in an interview with L’Equipe, where he spoke openly about criticism of his defensive work and the constant scrutiny associated with him.
Mbappe responds to criticism
The Madrid forward believes people have become so accustomed to his attacking production that attention naturally shifts towards what he does not provide.
“Is it normal that people forget my goals and focus on the defensive work? No, but that is the life of someone who has been close to excellence for 10 years. I am not new to this. Everyone knows what I can do,” Mbappe said.
“It is human to look at what someone does not do. When someone has been doing something for 10 years, we stop looking at it because we know he can do it, so we look at what he is not doing. I do not take it personally.”
Mbappe’s standards are so high that scoring regularly can almost be taken for granted. However, one has to remember how remarkable that consistency is.
‘A player who scores goals will never be a problem’
Mbappe was even firmer when discussing suggestions that his goals may not necessarily translate into collective success.
“It makes no sense. If I do not score goals, they are going to ask me why I am not scoring,” he said.
“As a footballer, I have learned that there are millions of coaches in every match you play, and not all of those coaches are happy. Everyone has an opinion, but in football the objective is to score more goals than the opponent.”
Then came his clearest message.
“A player who scores goals will never be the problem of a team, because no team has ever won titles without scoring goals.”
Madrid need balance, not less of Mbappe
Mbappe’s argument is difficult to dismiss.
Even if they say “attack wins you games, defence wins you tournaments”, you cannot win games unless you score goals, and you cannot win tournaments unless you win games.
Madrid can demand more collective work from every player, especially under Jose Mourinho, without pretending elite goalscoring is somehow secondary.
The real challenge is finding the right balance.
Madrid need Mbappe to remain devastating in front of goal while fitting into the team’s pressing and defensive structure. Those demands are not one or the other.
If anything, Mourinho’s task is to build a system that protects Mbappe’s greatest strength while still making Madrid harder to play against.
Mbappe’s goals are not, and never will be, the problem. The onus is on the manager to bring those strengths out in a system that also preserves the defensive structure.
