Karl-Heinz Rummenigge cites ‘unwritten rule’ on Bayern Munich selling Michael Olise

Since arriving at Bayern Munich in the summer of 2024, 24-year old winger Michael Olise has played at a world class level. His ability to dance around defenders, score in a variety of ways, and inspire the crowd has elevated Olise to 4:1 odds of winning the Ballon d’Or award, only behind teammate Harry Kane (11:8 odds).

As a Frenchman, Olise’s chances might be even higher considering the award has not been awarded to a player or club lacking French or Spanish ties since Cristiano Ronaldo was at Manchester United in 2008.

In a recent interview with Julian Buhl (via @iMiaSanMia), club legend and current board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge described Bayern’s policy on Olise being poached away by a €200M offer.

“In 2009, we had an incredible offer from Chelsea for Franck Ribéry,” said Rummenigge. “At the time, it would have been a new world transfer record. I then went to our then CFO, Karl Hopfner, and Uli Hoeneß with this offer. We discussed it for two hours, trying to figure out what to do with it. That day, we made a fundamental decision: that in the future, we would never sell a player we would miss on the pitch. This unwritten rule still applies today. For a player like Olise, there’s no price tag that would make us flinch.”

Olise’s contract at Bayern runs through 2029. Unless there is a drastic change in circumstances, all signs point to an extension being completed next summer to avoid any transfer speculation.

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