Five-year contract

Official: Bayern sign shooting star Olise

Max Eberl, Michael Olise and Christoph Freund(Bild: fcbayern.com)

He completed his medical check in Munich this afternoon and Bayern have now made the transfer official: shooting star Michael Olise is moving from Glasner's club Crystal Palace to Säbener Straße.

According to Sky, the transfer fee is around 60 million euros including bonuses. Olise has a contract until 2029.

Max Eberl, Michael Olise and Christoph Freund(Bild: fcbayern.com)

Olise moved from Reading FC to Crystal Palace, where Upper Austrian Oliver Glasner is coach, in July 2021. In the past Premier League season, he scored ten goals in 19 games. Olise plays on the attacking flank and should increase the competition in Munich.

"He will enrich our game"
"Michael Olise is a difference player who has aroused great interest with his style of play. 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 signaled that he really wanted to join FC Bayern. We are very much looking forward to him, he will enrich our game," said sporting director Max Eberl on the Bayern website.

Christoph Freund (Bayern sports director): "Michael is fast, tricky, dangerous and very versatile in attack. His statistics for goals and assists are already outstanding. At the age of 22, Michael is already very advanced, he is hungry and still has a lot of potential. Fans come to the stadium for players like Michael Olise." 

Michael Olise: "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."