Crystal Palace winger Michael Olise has decided to join Bayern Munich.
The 22-year-old France youth international has been of interest to a number of clubs this summer but he has opted for the Bundesliga side.
Bayern are now expected to agree a deal with Palace.
The Athletic revealed that the German club had contacted Palace, while Chelsea were given the go ahead to speak to Olise before deciding the finances involved were beyond reach and chose not to proceed.
Newcastle United also approached Palace while Manchester United and Manchester City have retained a strong interest in the player.
Olise was close to completing a move to Chelsea last summer but he opted to stay at Selhurst Park, signing a new four-year deal.
Olise, who joined Palace in 2021, scored 10 goals and provided six assists in 19 appearances during a standout 2023-24 campaign under new manager Oliver Glasner despite his campaign being disrupted by a hamstring injury.
His star further rose when he was named in France Under-23 head coach Thierry Henry’s preliminary squad for this summer’s Olympic Games.
The men’s football tournament runs from July 24 to August 9, when the gold medal match is scheduled to take place in Paris. If France make it to the final, Olise would have just two weeks to recover before the opening day of the 2024-25 Bundesliga campaign.
How did Olise perform last season?
Analysis by Gillian Kasirye
A hamstring injury restricted Olise to 19 appearances in 2023-24 but Palace’s win percentage leapt from 26 per cent to 42 when he was in the team.
His nine non-penalty goals last season came from an expected-goals (xG) figure of only 4.7 and his six assists followed his Premier League record for Palace of 11 in 2022-23.
Olise is left-footed but plays mainly on the right. He is confident, creative and able to make things happen and his attacking output and ability to break down defences is why he has been on the radar of some of the biggest clubs in Europe.
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