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FC Bayern München chairman Jan-Christian Dreesen has firmly shut down transfer speculation surrounding Michael Olise and Luis DÃaz, confirming both players will remain at the club and calling out fabricated rumours linking Olise with Real Madrid.
If you have been scrolling through your timeline expecting FC Bayern München to buckle under transfer pressure this summer, think again. Chairman Jan-Christian Dreesen came out swinging on Monday, declaring in no uncertain terms that both Michael Olise and Luis DÃaz will be staying at the Allianz Arena. No negotiations. No backdoor conversations. No second thoughts.
The message could not have been clearer: Bayern are building, not selling.
The Bayern chairman did not hold back when addressing the avalanche of speculation linking Olise, in particular, with a move to Real Madrid. According to Dreesen, there has been zero communication from Los Blancos regarding a transfer for the French winger. None. Not a phone call, not a formal approach, nothing.
That is a pretty significant detail considering just how loudly the rumour mill has been churning. Dreesen made it clear that the volume of misinformation swirling around Olise's future has been staggering. He acknowledged that plenty of people have asked about the player's situation, but stressed that nobody has ever suggested a price tag that would force Bayern's hand.
"Astonishing what can end being spread," the chairman essentially told reporters, making it obvious that the club views much of the transfer chatter as fabricated noise rather than genuine market activity.
Let's look at this through a pure football lens. Michael Olise delivered 15 goals and 19 assists last season. Fifteen and nineteen. That is not a player you push out the door unless someone drops a truly absurd offer on your desk, and Dreesen confirmed that no offers have even arrived.
As for Luis DÃaz, the Colombian forward has become a key part of Vincent Kompany's system since his move from Liverpool. Dreesen dismissed any suggestion that Bayern would entertain selling him, pointing instead to the overall strength of the squad and the collective excitement building ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.
This is a Bayern side that clearly fancies itself as a serious contender on multiple fronts, and stripping out two of its most dynamic attacking players would undermine everything Kompany is trying to construct.
Both Olise and DÃaz are expected to rejoin pre-season training imminently as Kompany ramps up preparations for the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup against Borussia Dortmund on 22 August. That fixture represents the first competitive action of the new season, and with both players confirmed as staying, Bayern will enter that clash at full attacking strength.
The Supercup against Dortmund is always a fixture loaded with intensity, and having Olise and DÃaz available from the off gives Kompany a formidable hand to play. For those looking at early-season Bundesliga betting angles, the certainty around Bayern's squad composition is a significant factor. A team that retains this kind of firepower will remain the side to beat in Germany.
Bayern keeping hold of Olise and DÃaz sends a clear signal to the rest of the Bundesliga: the Bavarians are not interested in rebuilding. They are reloading. While rival clubs across Europe circle and tabloid outlets churn out speculative headlines, Bayern's board has drawn a firm line.
For bettors and fans alike, that clarity matters. Uncertainty around key players can tank a squad's early-season momentum. Dreesen has removed that variable entirely. Bayern head into 2026-27 with their best attacking talent intact, a coach in Kompany who knows exactly how he wants to play, and a point to prove after the transfer speculation threatened to become a distraction.
The noise has been silenced. Now it is all about what happens on the pitch.
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