Michael Akpovie Olise (London, 2001) is one of the great names of the Champions League 2024-25. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City is ‘passing the game’ in their debut in the maximum European competition at the club level.
Olise, signed this summer of Crystal Palace for 53 million euros, adds 11 goals and 12 assists in the 32 games he has played with Bayern this course. In Europe, however, it grows: it accumulates five goals and a goal pass in nine games.
Only two French players scored more goals than Olise (5) in their Champions Building: Thierry Henry (7) and Kylian Mbappé (6). He is still in time to overcome them. And, although it was born in London and could have represented England, Nigeria and Algeria internationally, Olise has already debuted at the absolute level with ‘Les bleus’.
He has dodged half a Ukrainian team with great driving from the right and with a threat to the goalkeeper, he has defined pleasure
In the 1-2 against Celtic in the first leg of the ‘playoffs’ he left his stamp again with a goal: he received a long pass from Upamecano and beat Kasper Schmeichel with a direct left-footed shot to the squad.
“It could be as good as he wants. He has made a great leap from Crystal Palace, he is debuting in Champions … and is doing it really well. He has a peace of really unique goal. I think he fits perfectly into the Bayern, “says Owen Hargreaves to ‘TNT’.
It could be as good as he wants. It has a peace of mind in front of the really unique goal. Find perfectly at Bayern
Owen Hargreaves
“I saw him play when he signed and thought: ‘Yes, it’s good'”
Vincent Kompany praises an unknown facet of Olise: “Michael is a ‘brain’ player, a thinker. He thinks a lot and questions everything. He enjoys football and works hard. The most important thing I see in him is that he is obsessed with the job .
Michael is a ‘brain’ player. Think a lot and question everything. It is one of those players who always wants to improve
Vincent Kompany
His partner Kingsley Coman has also surrendered to Olise, with whom he fights for a position: “He did not really know him before. But when he signed and saw a couple of his games at the Olympic Games, I thought: Yes, it’s good!” .
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His numbers support him. Olise is the player of the five major leagues that has completed the most to the area (66). In Champios it is also the sixth player who makes the most shots (27) and the ninth that serves more centers (40). And think that City, Arsenal and Chelsea let him escape …