Some transfer sagas reach a point where you think you know how they’ll end.
And that felt like the likely conclusion to this story.
However, that was until PSG entered the picture.
PSG set to enter the race for Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise in shock development
According to L’Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain are preparing to attempt to sign Olise this summer, with the reigning double Champions League winners ready to throw their weight behind a pursuit that until now had been dominated by Real Madrid’s increasingly loud declaration of intent.
This is a genuinely stunning development.
Because this is the club that won back-to-back Champions League finals.
A side in the middle of their greatest ever era.
And a club that should, by any logic, be refining what they have rather than breaking records to add to it.
Yet, Olise is apparently worth breaking whatever needs to be broken.
The context of why PSG are moving now is important.
Ousmane Dembele is being targeted by Al-Hilal with a life-changing financial offer that president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been unwilling to match due to wage structure concerns.
If Dembele goes, the most creative and decisive player in PSG’s squad leaves with him.
Olise, at 24, would be the answer.
He’s also been named in France’s World Cup squad alongside Dembele, where he’s about to play on the biggest stage of his career.
Every performance he puts in this summer will only push the bidding higher.
Yet, PSG joining the race, as Champions League holders changes the dynamic considerably.
Because declarations of unsellability only hold until the player decides he wants to go.
And right now, the most powerful club in European football has just made Olise a very compelling reason to want to leave.
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