Michael Olise has decided his next club and it's come out of nowhere

Michael Olise has made a decision about his future after being linked with a host of top European clubs, including Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.

The 22-year-old France U21 international enjoyed arguably the best season of his career in 23/24, notching 10 goals and five assists in just 18 league games for Crystal Palace.

As a result of his fine form, a number of clubs expressed an interest, including Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Chelsea, who had a long-standing interest in him.

In fact, The Athletic reported on Friday that Chelsea made contact with Crystal Palace on Thursday last week to express their interest.

They requested permission to speak with Olise's camp, which was granted, but after holding talks, the Blues pulled out of the process as they felt the finances involved were 'beyond reach'.

Now, it appears Olise has decided to join Bundesliga side Bayern Munich, according to David Ornstein, who suggests the German club are expected to agree a deal with Palace.

He will be Vincent Kompany's first signing since taking over at the Allianz last month.

Olise, who only signed a four-year contract at Selhurst Park in August last year, is understood to have a £60 million release clause.

As mentioned earlier, it was reported that Manchester United had registered an interest in signing the Frenchman, with Chelsea and Newcastle also keen.

But it appears Bayern will make a somewhat surprising move for one of last season's standout performers in the Premier League.

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Bayern boss Vincent Kompany will no doubt be delighted if the move goes ahead.

After taking over at the Bundesliga club last month, he said: "I'm looking forward to the challenge. It's a great honour to be able to work for this club - FC Bayern is an institution in international football.

"As a coach, you have to stand for who you are as a person: I love having the ball, being creative - and we also have to be aggressive on the pitch and courageous.

"I'm now looking forward to the most basic things: working with the players, building a team. When the foundation is in place, success will follow."

Ahead of Euro 2024, Olise was overlooked by France manager Didier Deschamps, who opted for the likes of Kingsley Coman, Bradley Barcola, Marcus Thuram and Ousmane Dembele.