Michael Olise celebrates with his FC Bayern teammates (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)
Liverpool are heavily interested in an ambitious potential move for Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise to replace Mohamed Salah.
As first reported here for the Daily Briefing, the Reds are joined by Arsenal and Manchester United in keeping a close eye on Olise, who could leave Bayern for around €130-140 million.
The France international has been a joy to watch since his arrival at Bayern, taking his game to the next level even since his impressive youth days at former club Crystal Palace.
Olise has a remarkable 25 G/A in his last 30 matches in all competitions for club and country, consisting of 15 goals and 10 assists.
Liverpool view Olise as the ideal replacement for Mohamed Salah, and it’s certainly easy to see why.
Michael Olise to Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United?
Yet my sources cited in the Daily Briefing also highlighted that LFC could face competition for Olise in the near future.
If the 23-year-old does indeed end up leaving the Allianz Arena, he will have plenty of tempting offers available to him, from the likes of Arsenal, Man Utd and Barcelona.
“Liverpool continue to track Olise, he is their first choice to replace Salah,” a source said. “Bayern want to keep him, but every player has his price, and they could consider a sale if someone comes in with 130-140 million euros.”
“There is serious interest in Olise,” another source told me. “Keep an eye on Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.”
I’m told that, realistically, Barca won’t be able to afford Olise, therefore making a return to the Premier League the most likely outcome here.
Will Liverpool still spend big to bring in Olise?
Liverpool fans will no doubt be concerned about how poor the team is at the moment despite spending big on Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz over the summer.
More signings may not necessarily be the answer, but at the same time it seems the club were wrong not to replace the aging and out-of-form Salah before the start of this season.
Olise looks like the real deal and could be ideal to fill this role due to his similar style of play and proven track record at the highest level, while he is also still young enough that he may not even have hit his peak yet.
