Persistent links to mercurial Ballon d'Or hopeful are encouraging for Liverpool fans
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Persistent links to Bayern Munich’s mercurial winger Michael Olise are encouraging for Liverpool fans, who dream of seeing the Frenchman at Anfield. Liverpool FC can confirm Julian Ward has been appointed the club’s sporting director.
Ward, who most recently served as Fenway Sports Group’s technical director, takes up his new position with immediate effect. pic.twitter.com/2J2SIQoVq3 — Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 26, 2026 Liverpool are one of three clubs in close contact with Michael Olise’s agents for a 2027 transfer to the Premier League A bombshell on Wednesday linked Liverpool with an audacious move to sign Kylian Mbappe, but somehow signing Michael Olise appears to be the more realistic claim. He reports: “Michael Olise’s representatives have been in contact behind the scenes with three clubs, namely Liverpool Football Club, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, while Manchester City also approached his camp several months ago only to be informed that the feeling was simply not mutual, with Olise showing little desire to enter that conversation and City consequently deciding to walk away.
“LFC meanwhile are understood to have already completed much of the groundwork behind the scenes and there are figures within leading agencies who increasingly believe England’s grandest institution have quietly manoeuvred themselves into pole position should Michael ultimately decide that the moment has arrived to leave Munich.” The report is a lengthy one, but goes on to say that Bayern are beginning to accept that Olise has “little appetite” to stay at the Allianz Arena, with a 2027 exit now looking more and more likely. EXCL: Michael Olise’s representatives have been in contact behind the scenes with three clubs, namely Liverpool Football Club, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, while Manchester City also approached his camp several months ago only to be informed that the feeling was simply… pic.twitter.com/Q9rNRMRm5H — Space | ™ (@ITKSpace) October 7, 2026 Michael first started supporting Liverpool after Istanbul in 2006.