Crystal Palace star Michael Olise has moved to Bayern Munich for a reported fee of more than £50m.
The France under-21 international – who was born in London to a French-Algerian mother – made 90 appearances for the Eagles after joining from Reading in 2021, scoring 16 goals and assisting 25 more.
Thank you to everyone at @cpfc. Thankful for the journey that i went through as a player at this club and the love that everyone has shown me since day one. Thanks to all the staff, players and especially to all the fans that have supported me ill be forever grateful
— Michael Olise (@MichaelOlise10) July 7, 2024
The 22-year-old had youth spells with Chelsea, Arsenal and Man City before joining the Royals Academy in 2018, making his debut his debut eight months later and signing a three-year deal in July 2019.
He was crowned EFL Young Player of the Season in 2020/21 before making an £8m switch to Selhurst Park.
Chelsea and Newcastle were linked with the winger this summer but he has opted to move to Germany on a five-year deal and will play under new Bayern boss Vincent Kompany.
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) July 7, 2024
Olise told the Bayern website: “The talks with FC Bayern were very positive, and I’m very happy to now be playing for such a big club.
“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.”
Max Eberl, Bayern board member for sport said: “Michael is a player who can make the difference and attracted great interest with his style of play.
“We want new impetus in our team, new energy, new ideas – that’s what players like Michael stand for.
“During the talks, he quickly signalled that he really wanted to…
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