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Real Madrid Denies Michael Olise Contact After Bayern Munich Links

After Olise links, Madrid flatly denied any “direct or indirect contact” with him, his camp or entourage. The club praised its “excellent institutional relationship” with Bayern. They said any genuine interest must first be handled between clubs, citing trust, respect and loyalty while firmly dismissing the move reports as online speculation that did not match reality.

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