Liverpool never unemployed on the transfer market. After having invested more than 450 million euros this summer with in particular the arrival of Hugo Ekitike for 95 million euros, the Reds are already preparing in summer 2026. The management of Anfield has a French player in his little papers currently playing in the Bundesliga, and she would be ready to break her piggy bank to bring him. A colossal investment that testifies to the European ambitions of the English club and its premium recruitment strategy.
A valuation that skyrocketed
Michael Olise is at the top of the Liverpudlian priorities list according to the latest information from Caught Offside. The French international of Bayern Munich, who arrived in Bavaria last summer for 60 million euros, is of great interest to Arne Slot and his management. The Reds see him in him the ideal successor of Mohamed Salah, whose contract runs until 2027. A succession which promises to be delicate but which Liverpool anticipates several months in advance.
Bayern Munich has set the price of its winger at 100 million euros, almost double its initial investment. A valuation that reflects the impressive performance of Olise since his arrival in Germany: 24 goals in 59 games, already eight more than in three complete seasons at Crystal Palace. The Bavarian club obviously does not intend to sell off its French jewel, aware of its potential and the interest it arouses among European giants.
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This operation would be a continuation of the ambitious recruitment policy of Liverpool. After Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, both arrived for more than 115 million euros each, Olise would represent a new major investment. The Reds seem to have solid kidneys to multiply the new figures, a strategy which testifies to their renewed continental ambitions.
His disappointing performance at France-Island last Tuesday will have obviously did not cool the Liverpudlian ardors. It must be said that a player named to the Ballon d'Or inevitably stirs up the lusts of the largest European stables. Olise, despite its only 22 years, is already part of this world elite that football behemoths argue. Liverpool relies on its continuous progression and its still unexploited potential to justify such a summer investment.
