Frenchman Michael Olise has expressed his desire to join Real Madrid starting next season, after informing his teammates during the World Cup of his intention to leave Bayern Munich, according to French newspaper L'Equipe.

Olise's name had been mentioned among the candidates when Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, spoke during the election period about a €150 million offer to sign a major global star, before the Real Madrid president quickly clarified that the French player was not the subject of that talk.

French newspaper L'Equipe revealed that Olise informed his teammates during the World Cup of his desire to leave Bayern Munich and move to Real Madrid, to the extent that the newspaper devoted the cover of its Friday edition to this issue.

The newspaper added that Real Madrid officials are aware of the player's desire and intend to start moves after the World Cup ends to try to complete the deal, despite their awareness of the difficulty of the task, especially as Bayern Munich does not intend to let go of the player, as club officials previously confirmed.

Herbert Hainer, president of Bayern Munich, had sent a clear message regarding Real Madrid's potential interest in signing Olise, saying: 'Florentino Perez can save himself the trouble of making an offer for Olise, we do not want to sell him.'

The 24-year-old forward is under contract with Bayern Munich until summer 2029, but he believes the time has come to take a new step in his career, which he also conveyed to his teammates during the World Cup.

According to L'Equipe, his teammate Dayot Upamecano tried to convince him to stay in Munich.

L'Equipe explained that the potential deal to sign Olise could lead to the departure of one of the prominent stars of the Royal Club to make room for the rising French star.

Speculation from the French newspaper suggests that Jude Bellingham, whose relationship with Kylian Mbappe is not at its best currently, or Vinicius Junior, who has not yet sat down to negotiate a contract extension, are candidates to leave the Santiago Bernabeu fortress to make way for Olise's arrival.