Bayern-Star Michael Olise: Er will doch nur spielen

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Michael Olise is drawing some of the strongest individual acclaim in world football, with many experts rating the Bayern Munich winger as the best player on the planet. The 24-year-old French international could turn that verdict into an official one when the Ballon d'Or is handed out at the end of October. Olise himself gives every impression of being uninterested in the debate, carrying himself as if the praise concerned someone else. German reporting sums up his attitude in plain terms: he just wants to play. His performances in Munich have kept the superlatives coming all season. A Ballon d'Or win would place him in a select line of Bayern players who have taken the award. For now the winger prefers to stay out of the conversation and prepare for the next match. Whether the voters agree with the experts will become clear in late October.

Viele Experten halten ihn für den besten Fussballspieler der Welt, Olise könnte Ende Oktober den Ballon d’Or gewinnen. Doch der 24-jährige französische Nationalspieler tut so, als sei ihm alles egal.

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