Glasner pays tribute to former winger Olise
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has hailed his former winger Michael Olise's "oustanding" performance in Bayern Munich's win at Real Madrid on Tuesday - but said the 24-year-old still has more gears to go through in his career.
Olise only played eight games for Glasner's Eagles following the Austrian's arrival in February 2024 but scored four goals before securing a summer move to Munich, and made a real impression on the boss in their short time together.
"I'm not surprised," Glasner said of his performance at the Bernabeu. "You could see it from the first day he was on the pitch.
"He was injured when I arrived but had a huge impact on our game when he was fit, he was still 22 at the time.
"I watched the game against Real Madrid, it was a great game to watch and he was outstanding. His end to the season is incredible. This isn't his ceiling, he can still do better."
Dortmund director confirms interest in Sancho reunion
Borussia Dortmund managing director Lars Ricken has confirmed the club are considering making an offer to Jadon Sancho.
Sancho is set to become a free agent when his contract at Manchester United and loan at Aston Villa expire simultaneously on June 30.
Sky in Germany reported last month that internal talks were already underway in the boardroom and that the player would be interested in a return to his former club on terms that are less than what he currently earns at Old Trafford.
Ricken has told SportBild in Germany: Were currently looking at a lot of players and analysing them closely.
We check whether they can make us better. Were doing that with Jadon as well.
What next for 'world-class' Michael Olise?
The rest of Europes top clubs would love to sign Michael Olise but as far as Bayern Munich are concerned he is simply not for sale this summer.
The German clubs strong stance even laughing off suggestions that 175m (200m) might be enough has effectively ruled out any concrete interest developing.
Bayerns honorary president Uli Hoeness said last month: "We play this game for our fans it does them little good if we have 200m in the bank and play worse football every Saturday because of it.
And Bayern chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen insisted the club were not wasting any thought on it. Hes an FC Bayern player and has all the opportunities here that top players could wish for, he said.
Michael has a contract with us until 2029, without a release clause so were relaxed.
It means Olise is effectively out of reach even for Europes most wealthy clubs, many of whom have recently spent big on their teams and are still in the process of bedding in those players.
Olise has long been linked with Liverpool for instance, but their priority is to get Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz who cost a combined 300m all firing in the same attack.
Manchester City forked out 64m for a new right-winger in Antonie Semenyo in January, while the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United are expected to target new left wingers this summer.
Olise ran the show again as Bayern beat Real Madrid another club reportedly interested in Olise to put one foot in the Champions League semi-finals, but the notion of Real paying the money quoted has been described as a wild rumour by Germany newspaper BILD.
Olise joined Bayern from Crystal Palace in a 51m move in the summer of 2024, amid interest from the likes of Chelsea and Newcastle.
Palace reportedly have a sell-on clause, but they will almost certainly have to wait for any further benefit from Olises progress.
Onana heading for permanent exit door?
Manchester United want to offload Andre Onana this summer despite the Cameroon goalkeeper's desire to resurrect his Old Trafford career, claims the Daily Mail.
Onana has spent the season away from the club, enjoying a successful season in Turkey with Trabzonspor - who sit just a point off the top of the SuperLig.
Have Man City 'won race' to sign Anderson?
Manchester City believe they have won the race to sign Manchester United, Chelsea and Spurs target Elliot Anderson, with Etihad chiefs confident of landing the England and Nottingham Forest midfielder in a 65m deal according to the Daily Mirror.
Leeds and Palace among clubs monitoring Hearts defender Osborne
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Leeds United, Crystal Palace and Serie A side Lecce are among a host of clubs monitoring Hearts centre-back Alfie Osborne.
A number of sides across Europe have been sending scouts to watch the 17-year-old, whose contract expires at the end of the season.
Hearts will be due around 190,000 in training compensation if he moves on.
Osborne has most recently caught the eye of Serie A clubs after a commanding performance for Scotland U19s against Italy last week.
Dyche reveals he never held Spurs talks
Sean Dyche has predicted relegation-threatened Tottenham will rally under new boss Robert De Zerbi, insisting their dire form has bottomed out.
Dyche was one of the names linked with replacing Igor Tudor after the Croatians short, calamitous reign, but told talkSPORT on Tuesday he never held talks with the club.
Instead, they appointed former Brighton man De Zerbi and Dyche expects to see a badly needed upturn in form.
Tottenham have bottomed out, Im sure, which means they can only get better, he told the radio station.
Id be amazed if they dont have a bounce. But I dont think you can call it (the relegation battle). I have no clue whos staying up.
Former Burnley and Everton boss Dyche, who was sacked after 18 games in charge of Spurs fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest earlier this year, had been touted as a short-term fire-fighting option for the London club.
And, while he suggested the idea did not appeal to him, he offered some advice to De Zerbi about what would be needed to stay in the top flight.
For me it would be: strong, fit and organised. That keeps you up, not just relying on talent, he said.
Whats the framework of the side? Whats the energy, whats the output? Whats the hard yards and how much of those are you putting in?
You are going to find it very hard to stay in the Premier League if you dont get the framework and the basics right.
Reflecting on the concerns he would have harboured had Tottenham approached him, Dyche added: I wouldnt go in there looking for money.
They could offer me a massive amount of money, Im sure theyre capable of it, and allegedly theyve offered De Zerbi a massive amount of money. It would have been about what are you going to help me gain as a human being. What would I gain?
Lets say you go in there and get the job done, then next season if youre not in the top four and the footballs not what they want, then youre rubbish and they want you out. If you dont get the job done, then somehow its on my neck that I took Tottenham down.
Man Utd players back Carrick as the right man to be clubs manager
Manchester United players believe Michael Carrick is the right man to lead the club forward on a permanent basis, according to Amad Diallo.
Carrick has transformed Uniteds fortunes since taking the job until the end of the season in January, guiding them up to third in the Premier League and putting them in the box seat to secure a return to the Champions League next season.
After sacking Ruben Amorim at the start of the year, United had wanted to give themselves time to consider all their options for a long-term appointment, but Carrick has put himself firmly in the frame.
Speaking during the clubs training camp outside Dublin, Amad gave his backing to the former United captain.
Obviously its not for us as a player to decide his future, but hes been very great, hes been doing so much for the team, Amad said. He has a lot of experience, he knows the club and has the DNA. We think hes the right man, but we are really happy for what hes doing right now.
Since hes arrived hes been clear to everyone that he wants to win, he wants to reach the Champions League next season, working with each player. Hes been doing really well and were really happy to have him as the manager.
Sometimes this kind of manager can bring a club where they belong. From my personal side hes the right man but its not the players who decide, but we are really happy to have him as a manager.
Sitting alongside Amad in a press conference at their training base near Maynooth, Bryan Mbeumo said the players had enjoyed working under Carrick, who has won seven of his 10 games in charge.
Weve got good experience with him, playing under him as well, he said. As [Amad] said, its not for us to decide, but were going to try to take as much as we can from him.
He knows the DNA of the club, he knows how to talk to us as well, I think its been easier because he knows the place. Its been great to work under him.
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Flick tight-lipped on Lewandowski's Barca future
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored an 87th-minute winner against Atletico Madrid in LaLiga on Saturday, although the Poland striker is reportedly considering leaving the Catalans when his contract expires this summer.
But Barca boss Hansi Flick was coy when asked about the player's future ahead of the sides' clash in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
"We all know this situation, I am happy with Robert, I am happy with my players," said Flick.
"We have eight games left to play and for me nothing is done, so we have to stay focused, we have to stay always ready to fight and this is the job of us, the players, the staff and this is what we want to do.
"We want to do our job until it is done and then we see."
