On Tuesday, when the French national team gathered at their training camp to celebrate Eduardo Camavinga‘s 24th birthday, there were speeches, cake, and a happy atmosphere. During international duty and UEFA Nations League matches, teammates like Michael Olise, Kylian Mbappé, and Ibrahima Konaté wished the Real Madrid star, who has set a big record in his sixth season by playing 236 matches and winning 11 trophies for the club.
But behind the joy of this regular birthday party, a big transfer game was quietly unfolding. Behind the smiles at the camp, according to reports from French outlet L’Équipe, Real Madrid’s French internationals, star players Kylian Mbappé, Eduardo Camavinga, and Ibrahima Konaté, have spoken to Olise during national team camps about how appealing it is to play at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, drawing attention to some shocking transfer news, explained that:
“Bayern will put in ALL THEIR EFFORT to renew Michael Olise’s contract. They will offer a TOP CONTRACT, in terms of MONEY and vision for future. Real Madrid are WATCHING the situation. People at Real Madrid, and ESPECIALLY FLORENTINO PÉREZ, are IN LOVE with Olise.”
🚨 @FabrizioRomano: “Bayern will put in ALL THEIR EFFORT to renew Michael Olise’s contract. They will offer a TOP CONTRACT, in terms of MONEY and vision for future. Real Madrid are WATCHING the situation. People at Real Madrid, and ESPECIALLY FLORENTINO PÉREZ, are IN LOVE with Olise. Real Madrid also want to maintain a good relationship with Bayern and that is why they did NOT send an OFFICIAL offer last summer for the player despite wanting him.”
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) November 13, 2026
Two days before France’s Thursday game against Italy, team activities at Clairefontaine included Camavinga’s birthday celebration, speech, and cake cutting. Alongside those camp activities, reports from L’Équipe added that Real Madrid remains interested in signing Olise.
There’s a snap shared on X that humorously claims Real Madrid players are “planting” the idea of joining the club in Olise’s head. Where Eduardo, Konaté, Olise, and Mbappé dining together.
They are beginning to plant Real Madrid in his ear, I swear. That’s the same thing they did to Konate😂😂
— Ken (@K3N3__X) November 12, 2026
Bayern told Real Madrid last summer that not even an offer above €500 million would persuade them to sell. Currently, Olise’s contract with Bayern Munich runs until June 30, 2029, and the Munich club will be talking about extending his deal in the coming days, but if no agreement is reached, his transfer could become a possibility in 2027.
In the past, Mbappé has spoken about his relationship with Olise:
“I get on really well with him; we speak French together,” Mbappé said. “He speaks it well, though you won’t necessarily hear it, since he doesn’t enjoy speaking to the media… Michael is an introvert, a man of few words. But he lets his football do the talking… He’s a great lad.”
Even though Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez is still very interested in signing Olise, Real Madrid deliberately didn’t make any official transfer offer last summer to avoid damaging their good relationship with Bayern Munich. However, the current situation is that Bayern is trying to offer him a new contract with a €25 million annual salary. If Bayern fail to agree on a new deal, a sale in 2027 is not ruled out, according to reports.
In the 10th round of the Bundesliga, table-topper Bayern Munich, who are 1st with 21 points, will play a domestic league match at home against FC Köln, who are down with 9 points, on Friday, November 20.
In the 13th round of LaLiga, Real Madrid, who are still in the title race (27 points, 3rd position), will continue their journey at their home stadium, Bernabéu, against Celta Vigo (12 points, where general tickets start at €75) on Saturday, November 21.
