German champions Bayern Munich are set to hold talks with star attacking pair Michael Olise and Harry Kane over new contracts. The duo has made a key contribution to the Bavarians successful campaign.
Bayern eying up a treble
Vincent Kompany’s team have already claimed the Bundesliga title and are in the DFB Pokal final, while also being semi-finalists in the Champions League, where they face reigning European champions PSG in the first leg this evening.
Bayern have been devastating in front of goal, breaking the record for goals scored in one Bundesliga season, having scored 113 goals in 31 games in the German top-flight.
The front three of Kane, Olise and Luis Diaz have been lethal in front of goal. Kane has scored an incredible 53 goals in all competitions this season for Bayern, while producing six assists. Olise has scored 19 goals and created another 24 for his teammates, while Diaz has scored 19 goals and contributed 16 assists.
Both players’ futures are in Bavaria
At 24, Olise is at the peak of his footballing powers. His performances this season have attracted interest from elsewhere. Reigning English champions Liverpool have been the club most heavily linked with signing the winger, while European champions PSG were also credited with an interest in signing the former Crystal Palace star.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, a Bayern supervisory board member and former chief executive, has stated that the Bavarians will not sell Olise, even for a massive fee. The French international has never indicated that he wants to leave Bayern.
Harry Kane’s existing contract expires in the summer of 2027, when he would become a free agent. The England captain had a £57m clause in his contract that ran until January, which would allow him to return to England to break the Premier League goalscoring record, but he chose to let the clause expire.
Rummenigge has stated that Kane has signalled his intention to stay in Bavaria and sign a new deal. Negotiations with the forward will commence at the end of the season.