Michael Olise made the switch to Bayern Munich from Crystal Palace for around €55 million, and he has already proved every single cent of it. In fact, France U23 manager Thierry Henry implied that there’s more to expect from the 22-year-old winger by simply saying: “You’ve not seen anything yet.” (per RMC Sport journalist Fabrice Hawkins as captured by Twitter account @iMiaSanMia)
France have lit up the pitch with their mesmerizing performances en route to a final’s appearance against Spain, who is looking to sweep all competitions across all age groups. So far, Olise has played five games and logged two goals and assisted four times; as a team, France scored 11 goals and conceded only one (against Egypt in the semifinals). Olise has also played the full game in three of the five games he has played, two 90 minute games and the extra time game against Egypt. He was substituted on 82 minutes in the 3-0 win against the United States and was subbed on with 25 minutes left in the 0-3 win over New Zealand (stats from Transfermarkt).
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