The presidential pact was supposed to close the door.
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid had an agreement.
Neither club would pursue a player from the other without prior communication and consent.
But L’Equipe has just published the headline that changes everything.
Michael Olise doesn’t just want Real Madrid.
He’s obsessed with them.
Michael Olise informs French teammates of desire to join Real Madrid
According to L’Equipe, Olise has privately communicated his wish to join Real Madrid to those closest to him, informing French international teammates and his inner circle of a desire that L’Equipe describe with one word in their headline.
Obsession.
The 24-year-old views Real Madrid as his logical next career step.
He considers them the greatest club in the world.
And conversations with Aurelien Tchouameni and Kylian Mbappe during France’s World Cup campaign are understood to have reinforced that conviction.
Two teammates at the Bernabeu painting a picture of a club and a project that Olise now desperately wants to be part of.
Real Madrid are aware of his feelings.
They have chosen to play a waiting game, delaying any official approach until Olise holds a definitive meeting with Bayern Munich officials to formally state his desire to leave.
That meeting is expected to happen.
But the obstacle remains formidable.
Olise is under contract at the Allianz Arena until 2029.
Bayern Munich have declared him unsellable.
Vinicius Junior’s future, which has been the subject of growing uncertainty given his contract expiring in 2027.
And renewal talks that have not yet reached a conclusion, has been directly referenced in that context.
But the L’Equipe report is the detail that changes the texture of everything.
A “presidential pact” can prevent a club from pursuing another club’s player.
It cannot prevent a player from wanting to leave.
And when that player is Michael Olise, his obsession becomes one of the most powerful forces in European football.
Real Madrid are waiting.
Florentino Perez does not give up on obsessions easily.
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