Michael Oliseh at Bayern Munich and Crystal Palace (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein, Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Crystal Palace could reportedly be set to make even more money available with the sale of Michael Olise to Bayern Munich, who is currently heavily linked with a move to Liverpool.
The France international established himself as one of the best players in the world during his time in Germany, so it’s no wonder there is now speculation that he could return to the Premier League.
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Olise appears ideal to help Liverpool replace Mohamed Salah, who is expected to leave Anfield at the end of the season.
Still, Bild reports that Liverpool could have to pay up to £173m to convince Bayern to let Olise go, making the 24-year-old potentially the richest signing in Premier League history.
This would exceed the record-breaking fees the Reds themselves paid for Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz last summer, and could also mean extra cash for Oliseh’s former club Crystal Palace.
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Olise shone during his time at Palace and the south London club are believed to be able to earn even more money from him in the future.
According to reports, the Eagles are insisting that Bayern pay them 15% of any future sale price, and if Olise does indeed join LFC for £173m, the Eagles could end up receiving up to £26m.
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While this may not be an eye-watering amount to buy the best player in the world, it is also a significant sum considering they already sold Olise to Bayern for £50m two years ago.
Although it is clearly a blow to lose such a world-class talent, this could be seen as smart business for Palace.
However, Liverpool may not be able to afford such a high transfer fee, with rumors of other top attacking players such as Yann Diomande, Morgan Rodgers and Anthony Gordon also being linked.
