Michael Olise
Agent, Salary, Contract, Club and Profile
France €180mm
Key Facts
Date of birth: 12.12.2001
Nationality: France
Current club: Bayern Munich
Position: Right Winger / Attacking Midfielder
Height: 1.80m
Current market value: €180mm
Long-term personal representative: Glen Tweneboah
Reported salary: €13.51m gross per year
Contract expires: 30.06.2029
About
Michael Olise is a French right winger and attacking midfielder who plays for Bayern Munich and the France national team. Born in London, he is a technically elite left-footed attacker known for his creativity, one-on-one ability, passing vision and increasingly prolific goalscoring output.
Olise developed through the academies of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Reading before making his professional breakthrough with Reading. Crystal Palace signed him in 2021, and three productive Premier League seasons established him as one of Europe’s most sought-after young attacking players.
Bayern Munich signed Olise in July 2024. His transition to Germany was immediate, and he developed into one of the central figures in Bayern’s attack. By 2025/26, he was producing more than 50 direct goal contributions across all competitions and had established himself among the most valuable players in world football.
At international level, Olise initially represented France at youth level and won an Olympic silver medal at Paris 2024. He made his senior France debut later that year and became a major player for Les Bleus at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, recording seven assists during the tournament.
Representation
Agency: N/A
Long-term personal representative: Glen Tweneboah
Linked with Olise since: Publicly associated during his elite European career
Olise has also had a long-standing relationship with agent Glen Tweneboah, who has advised him since the early stages of his professional career.
Tweneboah was involved around Olise’s first professional contract at Reading and remained an important figure as the player progressed through Crystal Palace and ultimately completed his move to Bayern Munich.
Career timeline
2009: Spent time in Arsenal’s academy
2009–2016: Developed through Chelsea’s academy
2016/17: Joined Manchester City’s academy
2017: Joined Reading
March 2019: Made his professional debut for Reading
2020/21: Established himself as one of the Championship’s leading young players
2021: Named EFL Young Player of the Season
July 2021: Joined Crystal Palace
2021/22: Established himself as a Premier League player
2022/23: Recorded 11 Premier League assists
2023/24: Scored 10 league goals despite an injury-affected season
July 2024: Joined Bayern Munich
August 2024: Won Olympic silver with France
September 2024: Made his senior France debut
2024/25: Won the Bundesliga in his first Bayern season
2024/25: Produced 17 goals and 18 assists across all competitions
2025: Won the German Super Cup
2025/26: Recorded 53 direct goal contributions across 52 matches
2025/26: Helped Bayern win another Bundesliga title
2025/26: Won the DFB-Pokal
2026: Represented France at the FIFA World Cup
2026: Registered seven assists during the World Cup
2026: Named in the FIFA World Cup Best XI
2026/27: Continued as one of Bayern’s main attacking players
October 2026: Became the Bundesliga’s most valuable player with an estimated market value around €180m
Transfer history
2017 – Manchester City academy to Reading academy – Youth transfer
2019 – Reading academy to first team – Promoted into senior football
2021 – Reading to Crystal Palace – Permanent transfer – Reported fee: approximately £8m
2023 – Crystal Palace contract extension – New long-term agreement
2024 – Crystal Palace to Bayern Munich – Permanent transfer – Reported fee: approximately €53m – Contract until June 2029
Crystal Palace’s decision to sign Olise from Reading proved to be one of the club’s most successful pieces of recruitment. He developed from an outstanding Championship prospect into a high-level Premier League creator.
Bayern then activated the release mechanism in his Palace contract in 2024 and secured him for approximately €53m.
His subsequent development in Munich has dramatically increased his value. By 2026, he had become one of Bayern’s most important players and one of the most valuable footballers in the world.
Playing profile
Olise is primarily a right winger but can also operate as a number ten, attacking midfielder or occasionally from the left.
As a left-footed player starting from the right, he naturally moves into the right half-space, where he can shoot, combine with midfielders or create chances for central attackers.
Creativity remains one of his defining qualities. Olise has exceptional passing weight and vision and is capable of creating through balls, crosses, cutbacks and disguised passes from several different attacking zones.
He is also an elite one-on-one player. His close control, balance and changes of pace allow him to beat defenders without relying exclusively on raw speed.
Since joining Bayern, Olise has become significantly more dangerous in front of goal. He attacks central areas more frequently and has developed into a player capable of producing elite-level numbers in both goals and assists.
His set-piece delivery provides another major threat. Olise can create directly from corners and free kicks while also possessing the technique to score from direct set-piece situations.
The combination of creativity, dribbling, goalscoring and positional intelligence makes him one of the most complete wide attacking players in European football.
Key strengths
Elite creativity
One-on-one dribbling
Final-third passing
Left-footed finishing
Through balls
Set-piece delivery
Close control
Progressive ball carrying
Chance creation
Movement into central areas
Press resistance
Goals and assists from the right wing
