Last night, Florentino Pérez launched a “Who is it?” » global version. While his rival in the presidential elections of Real Madrid, Enrique Riquelme, made a fool of himself by announcing the signing of Erling Haaland before being attacked by the Norwegian’s clan and by Manchester City, the historic president of Casa Blanca regained control by participating in the show Horizonte Cuatro. Like Riquelme, Pérez has also announced big promises if he is re-elected. However, the Spanish businessman was a little smarter than his opponent. By affirming that he will make an offer of €150 million for a football star, without naming him, the boss of the Merengues has aroused the curiosity of socios and the European press, without taking the risk of being tackled by denials.
“I will make an offer of 150 million euros on Tuesday to sign one of the best players for a Champions League team. (…) The offer of 150 million euros will not concern Michael Olise. He’s a great player, but that’s not him. It won’t be Erling Haaland either and it won’t be Harry Kane, no. I heard Jérémy Doku too, it won’t be him. In fact, the 150 million offer does not concern a Premier League player. The offer will be for a player of the caliber of Cristiano Ronaldo or Kaká. It’s a galactic. I signed Zidane, Figo, Beckham, Cristiano, Kaká… This player is in this category. With me, there will be Mourinho, Konaté, Dumfries and the most expensive player in the history of the club because yes Tuesday, it will be a record offer for the club. We are ready to pay more than 150 million euros in costs. This transfer of 150 million euros does not concern a defender. It could be a midfielder or a striker, he’s a young player.”
Olise, one of the thrill players of the moment
Since this morning, the continental press has been trying to find out who is the famous player targeted by Florentino Pérez. Quickly, all eyes turned to the young stars of Paris Saint-Germain, João Neves and Vitinha. The former is often described as a player highly regarded by Pérez, while the latter has often been cited as a Real Madrid lead in recent months. Since then, PSG has made it known that Madrid could move on and that its two Portuguese midfielders were unsaleable. This afternoon, a new trend is emerging. And contrary to what Florentino Pérez said, it is for Michael Olise (24 years old) that Casa Blanca is ready to pay a record amount of €150 million.
A.S.THE Guardian and the Telegraph they assure him in chorus: Pérez did not tell the truth about the international tricolor and he is indeed the chosen one. On paper, the Olise choice makes sense. The Bayern Munich attacking midfielder is one of the thrill players of the moment and his proximity to Kylian Mbappé among the Blues is an asset for Real Madrid. Author of 42 goals and 54 assists in 107 matches, in all competitions, with the Bavarian club, Olise was able to establish himself perfectly with a major European club. It now remains to be seen how the Munich leaders will react, who could sell their star for three times more than the amount invested two years ago. If PSG reacted quickly, Bayern remains silent. As a reminder, Olise was recruited in 2024 in exchange for €53 million and has a contract until 2029.
