James Dixi

Hungary coach Rossi on Arne Slot wanting Szoboszlai to play less for Hungary “I will not listen to a coach who spends £450m and worsens his squad, who also plays his best player at right back.”

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The truth about Michael Olisé to Liverpool 🇫🇷 “Bayern Munich won’t sell Olisé!” “It’s not possible, Olisé is unrealistic” Think about it clearly for a second. Ignore the posturing from Bayern mouthpieces and really look at Bayern’s squad and it’ll make sense. They currently have a forward line with: Gnabry, Musiala, Diaz, Kane, Olisé, Karl and Nicholas Jackson. Jackson they’ve already confirmed will not be kept permanently. Gnabry’s just turned 30 and clearly is not going to be a key player for them going forward. Squad filler like Müller was in his last few seasons. Musiala is the crown jewel. That’s the player they will build their attack around for 5-8 years going forward. Lennart Karl is also a crown jewel but still needs a bit of time to really hit heights and start producing G/A consistently. Díaz has been great this season but his horizon is 2 (maybe 3 if they’re lucky) great seasons before he declines and they need to transition away from him. At that point he will have little to no resale value whatsoever. Probably leaves on a free. Kane is the same. He’s currently in his absolute peak. His decline probably begins next season or he’ll probably engineer a move to either Barca or back to the Premier League but for drastically less than the £100m Bayern paid for him. They’ll take a loss on him and have to figure out how to replace his output. Then you have Olisé who is a fantastic age and producing high output. Bayern’s hierarchy have a problem. They have to initiate a complete rebuild of their forward line and their midfield over the next two seasons to remain competitive at the highest level. But they will not be able to raise significant funds from selling any of their players…except for two: Musiala and Olisé. We all know that Musiala is not the one they would ever countenance selling. That’s the crown jewel of German football. So they are left with Michael Olisé, their golden goose. They bought him for £35m and if they sell him this summer he could easily command a fee of £120m, nearly £100m in pure profit. That bankrolls a good chunk of the business they will need to do over the next few windows to future proof their attack. Bayern’s hierarchy know this. That’s why they’re briefing all their journalists that he won’t leave - it’s a classic negotiating tactic. It’s them making sure they save face in front of the Bayern fans and also maximising any final sale figure for Olisé. Do not be in any doubt about the possibility of Michael Olisé leaving Bayern. The fundamentals of squad building almost guarantee that he moves at the right price. The only question is whether Liverpool believe he’s worth the money, which will almost certainly be a British transfer record fee.