Bayern Munich: Michael Olise continues his crazy rise

Michael Olise's future in Bavaria looks bright. Arriving in July 2024 at Munich after a convincing stint at Crystal Palace, the 1m84 left-hander quickly made a name for himself across the Rhine. Quickly decisive and called by Didier Deschamps to honor his first selections, the London native continues, today, his meteoric rise. Despite a more timid start to 2025 against Hoffenheim and Mönchengladbach, the former Reading player has since regained his best level. For proof? His new performance against Wolfsburg during the 18th day of the Bundesliga.

Sparkling statistics

Scorer and decisive passer during Bayern Munich's victory (3-2) against Ralph Hasenhüttl's flock, Olise brought his total to 10 goals and 11 assists in 26 matches in all competitions. Just technically, inspired in the last meters of the opponent and constantly sought after by his teammates, the French international shines with his composure and remains one of the great architects of Munich's current first place in the championship. With 21 goals/assists in just 26 matches since his arrival in Bavaria, the Bavarian number 17 is already being compared to a certain Franck Ribéry…

For his first season at Bayern in 2007-2008, the former Olympique de Marseille player had, in fact, achieved 39 G/A in 46 matches. If Ribéry's total seems out of reach for Olise this season, the ratio of decisive gestures per minute played brings them considerably closer. Thus, the native of Boulogne-sur-Mer posted a decisive gesture every 81 minutes during his first year in Munich, while Olise is at one gesture every 89.7 minutes. For its part, Opta recalls that Olise created 2.5 chances per 90 minutes of play in the Bundesliga this season. Among all the players who have played more than 1,000 minutes in the five major European championships, only Barça player Raphinha has created more (2.6 per 90).

Kompany is a fan!

Sparkling statistics confirming the express adaptation of the 23-year-old Frenchman to the playing system of Vincent Kompany, who continues to show his confidence in him. “Michael Olise is a very cerebral player. He thinks a lot about all subjects. Behind this facade, he is like all the other players we have, he enjoys his football. He works hard, behind this very cerebral side which is sometimes amusing to observe. He has his moments of solitude, let’s put it that way, even on the pitch. But in the end, I see that he is obsessed with his work, the attention to detail in everything he does. Control, passing…”the Munich technician had recently noted.

And to detail: “we have a few players like that who do not accept the instructions directly but want to better understand what is being asked of them and why. We must therefore always be 100% sure of what we ask of them, so that it is fair. It takes a lot of energy but he’s one of those players who thinks about the game all the time to progress and perform well.”. On cloud nine, Michael Olise has, in any case, all the cards in hand to write his own legend in Bavaria. It will now be necessary to confirm this dream debut, Wednesday evening in the Champions League, during a perilous trip to the pitch of Feyenoord Rotterdam. One thing is certain, the neo-Bavarian is more unanimous than ever.