Uli Hoeness has brushed aside the latest Michael Olise to Real Madrid chatter and said Bayern München will not sell any part of their front line. He said Olise still has three years left on his contract, called the rumours a joke and added that there is really no reason for Harry Kane to leave next year.

Bayern's line on Olise

Hoeness was blunt in his interview with teamtalk.com. "I laughed my head off," he said, before adding that Bayern would not even talk to "the Emperor of China" about Olise. He went on to say the club would not think about selling Olise, Luis Díaz or Kane, and described the trio as Bayern's best attacking line.

That position lines up with what Jan-Christian Dreesen said in previous comments about Olise. Dreesen said Bayern never received any contact from Real Madrid and that Olise was not on the market. The public message from Munich is simple enough, Olise is not being pushed out and the club are not entertaining bids.

Kane is included in the same stance

Hoeness did not separate Kane from the wider transfer talk. He said he had not spoken directly with the striker, but had heard that Kane is very happy in Munich. He also said Bayern are very happy with him and that there is really no reason for him to leave next year.

That is a firmer stance than the usual summer noise around a star forward. Kane scored 6 goals in 7 World Cup appearances, while Olise finished with 7 assists at the tournament, the highest tally ever recorded in a single World Cup edition. Bayern's attack produced 122 goals in 34 Bundesliga games last season, so the club's argument is not built on sentiment. They clearly see a forward line worth protecting.

Hoeness's comments do not close every transfer story around Bayern, but they do close this one for now. Olise's name has been dragged into Madrid speculation, yet the club's leadership are saying there has been no contact and no appetite to sell. Kane gets the same treatment, and that is the more important line to watch as Bayern move through the rest of the summer.

Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 5 outlets. How we work →