FC Bayern have announced the signing of French winger, Michael Olise from Crystal Palace. The 22-year-old signed a five-year contract that would run through to June 2029.

Olise joined Crystal Palace from from Reading in July 2021 and had been an integral part of the team, making 90 appearances for Crystal Palace, scoring 16 times and registering 25 assists.

He was voted voted the club’s 22/23 Players’ Player of the Season after becoming the first Palace player to record double digits for assists in an individual Premier League season and also won the club’s 2022/23 Goal of the Season, a spectacular free-kick against Manchester United.

SPeaking about their new capture, Bayern’s sporting director, Christoph Freund, said: “Michael is quick, tricky, a goal threat and very versatile in attack. His goals and assists stats are already outstanding. At the age of 22, Michael is already very advanced, but is also hungry and still has a lot of potential. Fans come to the stadium to see players like Michael Olise.”

Born in London, Olise came through the youth systems at Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City before joining Reading, where he made his senior debut in March 2019. He moved to Crystal Palace for the 2021/22 season.

At the international level, Olise is eligible to play for England, Nigeria, Algeria and France as he was born in England to a Nigerian father and French-Algerian mother. Through his mother, he has French citizenship and has opted to represent France at youth level, competing at last summer’s U21 European Championship and so far earning seven U21 caps (one goal).

Speaking about his departure, Palace’s chairman, Steve Parish said: “We are hugely proud of what Michael has achieved at Crystal Palace, a club where he has developed greatly as a player.

“We respect his desire to further test himself at the highest level of world football, and I would like to personally wish him the very best for his next adventure with Bayern Munich in Germany which I’m sure we will all follow closely.”