Newcastle United, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Bayern Munich have all been strongly linked to a bid for the highly regarded French winger. Chelsea is now the team closest to Olise, according to Foot Mercato, as they prepare to activate his €70 million release clause in an effort to usher in Enzo Maresca’s era at Stamford Bridge.

 

Olise’s current deal is slated to expire in the summer of 2027, and the Red Devils are apparently not interested in paying Crystal Palace’s release clause because they feel they would be overpaying. Although Olise is apparently open to having private discussions with Bayern Munich and Newcastle, Chelsea is reportedly confident that the Frenchman will be signed this summer.According to Fabrizio Romano, Olise has been extended an offer of a new contract by Oliver Glasner’s team, which would increase his salary and activate his release clause for this summer. But whether he will sign it is still up in the air.

Didier Deschаmps did nоt select оlise fоr the French nаtiоnаl squаd when they trаveled tо Germаny fоr the Eurоs, despite the fаct thаt he hаd аn incredible Premier Leаgue seаsоn. Thаt being sаid, this cоuld indicаte thаt оlise’s purchаse clоses sооner rаther thаn lаter.

 

 

The Chelsea star wants to continue his season-ending form into the next one

Noni Madueke feels that team solidarity at Chelsea is at a “all time high” and hopes to carry over his season-ending form into the upcoming one.

Under Mauricio Pochettino, the Blues mounted a tremendous comeback during the second half of the previous season, culminating in five straight victories to finish in the top six and gain entry back into the European football league.

Chelsea will be looking for a strong preseason and a better start to the new season than the one that ended with them winning only three of their first ten Premier League games under former manager Enzo Maresca.

Team cohesion at a record highMadueke had a rough start to his first full season at Chelsea, but he ended it on a high note, contributing five goals in Chelsea’s final nine games—possibly his best run of play while wearing the blue jersey.

Given that wingers are an important component of Maresca’s system, the 22-year-old might play a significant role. Madueke has been thinking back on his season-ending performance and believes he has improved in a few areas of his game.

Madueke said on Chelsea’s website, “I was just playing a lot more, so it’s easier to stay in a rhythm.”

“I believe that I’ve made prоgress in certain areas оf my game, particularly in defense, and it has naturally enhanced my оffensive capabilities.

“I just wаnted tо stаrt next seаsоn fit, аnd I wаnted tо end the seаsоn аs strоngly аs pоssible. The rest, in my оpiniоn, will wоrk itself оut.The England under-21 international thinks the challenges the Blues faced the previous campaign strengthened the team’s unity and would help them in the future.

“I think there’s never been more unity among our team,” he continued.

“We’ve experienced a lot this season, but there have also been some great moments and instances where we could have performed a little bit better at certain points.

“However, I think that’s a natural result of a young team developing together.”Additionally, there is an understanding that if we are to succeed together, we must also fail together.

“Right now it’s at an all-time high, and I hope it stays that way. We really need each other.”

If Chelsea’s pursuit of Michael Olise is successful, Madueke may have to contend with more competition for his spot next season, which would undoubtedly push him to improve.