Real Madrid significantly strengthened their team during the last summer transfer window, bringing in up to six new players to reinforce all the areas of the team. However, the transfer window was not all positives for the Merengues, as they also missed out on some of their highly desired targets.

One of these was Rodri Hernandez, who was linked closely with Los Blancos before ultimately choosing to join their arch-rivals, FC Barcelona. Another high-priority target that Real Madrid were unable to land was the Bayern Munich star Michael Olise, who was also linked very closely with the Spanish club throughout the summer , but who ended up staying with the Bavarians.

There is no doubt that the French forward’s arrival would have made the Los Blancos attack one of the most fearsome in Europe. His chemistry with Kylian Mbappe was clearly on display during the World Cup, as Mbappe ended up being the top-scorer and Olise with the highest number of assists in the tournament.

However, appearing in an interview recently, Mbappe made it clear that he would not ask Olise to join him at Real Madrid. As Diario AS has noted, the French star appeared in an interview with Bild and said the following about Olise:

“I heard about the speculation. But I know this kind of situation very well: when I was a PSG player, there were countless rumours. And I think it would be disrespectful to advise a player to change clubs. It would be unfair to Bayern. Above all, Bayern are a great club where Michael can achieve many things. But one thing is clear: any club in the world would want to have Michael Olise. He is an extraordinary player.”

There is no doubt about Kylian Mbappe’s words that any club would want to have Michael Olise in their team. However, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich have a very good relationship, and the Merengues have assured the Bavarians, even publicly, that they will talk to them first if they want to sign any of their players. Thus, unless the Bundesliga side agrees to a sale, it would be impossible for Los Blancos to land the French star.