Real Madrid categorically denied the rumors about the transfer of Olise

Real Madrid has officially responded to numerous media reports linking Bayern Munich and French national team winger Michael Olisse with a possible move to the Santiago Bernabeu. The Spanish giant denies any contact with the football player or his representatives. In its appeal, the Madrid club emphasized the importance of maintaining friendly relations with the German team and criticized baseless speculation: "In light of reports that have appeared in various media regarding our club's alleged interest in Bayern Munich player Michael Olise, Real Madrid would like to state that it has had no contact - direct or indirect - with the aforementioned player, his representatives or his associates," the club said in a statement on Saturday. "Both clubs have always maintained a relationship based on trust and mutual respect. This is reflected in the shared belief that any potential interest in a player belonging to another club should be resolved first between the organizations themselves, in accordance with the principles of institutional loyalty." It is worth noting that Real Madrid usually refrain from commenting on transfer rumours, but sometimes make exceptions by publishing official denials. A similar situation happened in 2023 with Kylian Mbappe - a year before his actual transfer to Madrid. Rumors of interest in Olisa appeared against the background of Florentino Perez's presidential election campaign. Perez previously denied the Frenchman was the club's top target when he revealed plans for a massive €150m bid. As later confirmed in the club, this one Michael himself is currently focused on playing for the French national team at the World Cup, where he already last season, he also played a key role in Bayern reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. Despite the denials about Olise, Real Madrid have been having an extremely active transfer summer, forming a new squad for Jose Mourinho. Only this week, the club officially confirmed the transfers of three star newcomers: , and In addition, during the election campaign, Florentino Perez promised. According to sports media, the management of Vershkovy is not going to stop there: the club continues the search for a central midfielder and a central defender, and also does not rule out the possibility of additional strengthening of the attacking link.