No but by the time he negotiated his contract extension and new release clause (the one he went to Bayern under) he was getting a load of interest from big clubs. Most speculation that summer was about him going to Chelsea.
The Olise situation with us was one of those where everyone got a bit of something they wanted. We got him for another year and a higher transfer fee than we’d have otherwise got. He got an improved contract and a release clause that wasn’t prohibitive for the big boys. Bayern ended up getting a world class player cheaply by football standards.
