Michael Olise has sent Arne Slot and Liverpool a message they can't ignore
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Arne Slot knows what Liverpool must do after Michael Olise's performance for Bayern Munich against PSG on TuesdayTuesday night saw Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise demonstrate what Liverpool have been missing this season in a devastating showcase of his talents. Quite simply, if Arne Slot was tuned into Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League semi-final tie with Bayern, he would be under no illusions that Liverpool's summer wish list should have the 24-year-old at the top of it.The Frenchman has been one of the stand-out players across Europe this season, scoring 20 times and claiming 29 assists in 47 games.
Olise was again on target on Tuesday night as Bayern and PSG played out a Champions League clash for the ages, as the Germans lost 5-4 to Luis Enrique's side at the Stade de France in the first leg.Liverpool are bracing for life without talismanic winger Mohamed Salah next year after he announced in March his intentions to leave the club this summer. All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageREAD MORE: Liverpool face Premier League uncertainty with Aston Villa showdown under threatREAD MORE: Liverpool latest: Jurgen Klopp speaks out about Arne Slot signing as boss braced for blowYes, it's a brutal reality facing Slot, Richard Hughes, the club's sporting director, and Liverpool's football executive, Michael Edwards.
He is under contract with Bayern until 2029, having arrived from Crystal Palace back in 2024 for a reported £51million.Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge claimed his club would even resist a world-record offer for Olise this summer - a record Liverpool would unlikely look to smash after their record-shattering purchases of Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak last summer."He's a wonderful player," Rummenigge told German media outlet t-online. "By the way, I also like the fact that he is so reserved and almost media-shy."This is the exception in today's world.