Bayern Munich latest signing Micheal Olise has revealed why he opted to join the Bundesliga giant despite interest from Premier League power-house Chelsea and Manchester United.
After weeks of speculation, Bayern announced on Sunday that the French Under-21 attacker had completed a move to the Bundesliga giants, thought to be for around £60 million.
Olise had been strongly linked with both Chelsea and United, with many expecting the 22-year-old London-born winger to remain in the Premier League, having previously represented Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City at youth level and started his career at Reading.
The young prolific attacker has now opened up on why he decided to choose Bayern. Olise said: “The talks with FC Bayern were very positive, and I’m very happy to now be playing for such a big club.
“It’s a great challenge, and that’s exactly what I was looking for. I want to prove myself at this level and play my part in ensuring that we win as many titles as possible with our team in the coming years.”
And Bayern’s sporting director Max Eberl said: “Michael Olise is a player who can make the difference and attracted great interest with his style of play.
“We want new impetus in our team, new energy, new ideas – that’s what players like Michael Olise stand for. During the talks, he quickly signalled that he really wanted to join FC Bayern. We’re very much looking forward to him. He will enrich our game.”
Olise will be eager to ignite a new era at Bayern Munich. Having missed out on the Bundesliga title last season to Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich have appointed Vincent Kompany as their new manager and have also been linked with some players.
