Since the summer of 2024, Michael Olise has become one of the darlings of world football. Recruited for €53 million by Bayern Munich, the winger, now 24 years old, is wreaking havoc in Bavaria (54 goals, 61 assists in 122 matches). But not only that. In the French team, the London native did well in his first major competition with the Blues last summer in the United States, becoming the best passer in history in a single edition of the World Cup (7 offerings) and thus beating King Pelé’s record.
Before that, the former Crystal Palace resident distinguished himself at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by winning the silver medal with the team coached by Thierry Henry. A tournament at the end of which he was almost voted best player of the competition after scoring 2 goals and providing 5 assists. Moreover, Henry revealed that Olise had really done everything to play the 2024 Olympics with the Bleuets, while Gareth Southgate’s England wanted him to play Euro 2024 in Germany.
Henry captivated by Olise
A real desire which even pushed the main interested party to announce to his new club (Bayern Munich, editor’s note) that he did not intend to skip the tournament despite the importance of his transfer. “Michael, he called me every day to go to the Olympics, even though there was the England team who wanted him to go to the European Championship. I didn’t convince anyone. Michael Olise has loved the France team since he was little. He told me: ‘where I’m going, I’m going to tell my club that I’m going to the Olympics, that’s all'”confided Thierry Henry in Kampothe football platform, before continuing.
“Michael is different because he thinks differently. At some point, you shouldn’t try to understand geniuses. Is he a genius? Ah, very far, very very far. (…) Are you going to tell a painter how to paint? Why do you want to block a genius? he declared, before adding that he had no preference on the positioning of Olise. “Michael, I prefer him on the field. » The French international, who faces Italy tomorrow at San Siro, should appreciate the compliments of his former coach.
