Michael Olise name dey ring bell for football talk dis week, and e no be only one reason. Di Bayern Munich man land for Bundesliga Fantasy Team of the Week for Matchday 7, according to di league official website, and na Anthony Caci and Niclas Füllkrug join am for di selection.
But di gist wey dey pull pass na di Ballon d'Or. One list wey dey go round for posts on X and other social media pages claim say e name di final 10 contenders for di 2026 men award, and Olise dey inside. According to Blueprint, di list carry Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo, Lamine Yamal, Harry Kane, Ousmane Dembélé, Lionel Messi, Luis Díaz, Erling Haaland, Michael Olise and Fabián Ruiz as di players wey dey wait for their positions at Monday ceremony for London.
Blueprint however talk say di list no add up. Rodrygo no dey among di original 30 nominees wey dem announce for di award, and dem don already place Díaz for 24th position when di ranking come out during di ceremony. Wetin dis mean be say nobody suppose carry di list as di official final 10.
Di rankings wey dem don release so far go like dis: Jude Bellingham 11th, Pau Cubarsí 12th, Achraf Hakimi 13th, Vitinha 14th, Declan Rice 15th, Ferran Torres 16th, Vinícius Júnior 17th, Marc Cucurella 18th, João Neves 19th, Willian Pacho 20th, Gabriel Magalhães 21st, Lautaro Martínez 22nd, Nuno Mendes 23rd, Luis Díaz 24th, Marquinhos 25th, Dayot Upamecano 26th, Bruno Fernandes 27th and Julián Quiñones 28th, while Sadio Mané and William Saliba share 29th place. Na dis published positions dey show which players still dey contention for di top 10.
Olise also dey inside another conversation. Uli Hoeneß, one Bayern Munich chief, make one bold claim wey compare Olise with Lamine Yamal, according to one report wey Bayern Strikes carry on MSN, and di report argue say di comparison no too far from truth.
For contract side, Bavarian Football Works report say if Olise sign new deal with Bayern Munich, e go become di highest-paid player for di club.
LiveScore also report say Vincent Kompany bring one derby hero to replace Olise, and e be one intriguing Bayern Munich squad debut against Arsenal.
