Karl-Heinz Rummenigge cites “unwritten rule” on selling Michael Olise

Since arriving at Bayern Munich in the summertime of 2024, 24-year previous winger Michael Olise has performed at a world class degree. His means to bounce round defenders, rating in a wide range of methods, and encourage the group has elevated Olise to 4:1 odds of profitable the Ballon d’Or award, solely behind teammate Harry Kane (11:8 odds).

As a Frenchman, Olise’s probabilities is perhaps even increased contemplating the award has not been awarded to a participant or membership missing French or Spanish ties since Cristiano Ronaldo was at Manchester United in 2008.

In a current interview with Julian Buhl (through @iMiaSanMia), membership legend and present board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge described Bayern’s coverage on Olise being poached away by a €200M supply.

“In 2009, we had an unbelievable supply from Chelsea for Franck Ribéry,” mentioned Rummenigge. “On the time, it will have been a brand new world switch file. I then went to our then CFO, Karl Hopfner, and Uli Hoeneß with this supply. We mentioned it for 2 hours, making an attempt to determine what to do with it. That day, we made a elementary choice: that sooner or later, we might by no means promote a participant we might miss on the pitch. This unwritten rule nonetheless applies at present. For a participant like Olise, there’s no price ticket that will make us flinch.”

Olise’s contract at Bayern runs by way of 2029. Until there’s a drastic change in circumstances, all indicators level to an extension being accomplished subsequent summer time to keep away from any switch hypothesis.

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