On Monday, reports emerged that Chelsea are close to trigger the release clause of Crystal Palace forward Michael Olise and it seems imminent that Olise will join Chelsea, know his injury return date news
Roy Hogdson, the manager of Crystal Palace, has provided a concerning injury update on Michael Olise. Till now, Olise has performed very well for Crystal Palace and impressed fans of the club. Unfortunately, Olise sustained an injury while playing for the France U21 team. Hodgson was interviewed ahead of Crystal Palace’s 2023-24 EPL clash against Sheffield United and journalist Edmund Brack revealed that according to Hodgson, Olise won’t be playing for a significant period owing to his injury.
Michael Olise injury update today, status, return date news
Chelsea and Manchester City have both Michael Olise in their list. Understand there’s release clause into his contract — around £35m. 🚨🔵 #CFC #MCFC
Both clubs are waiting for clarity about his conditions as he picked up injury last month.
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Know importance of Michael Olise in Crystal Palace squad
Without a question, Michael Olise is one of the most important forwards of Crystal Palace and his importance in the squad has increased even more after the departure of Wilfried Zaha. Therefore, Roy Hodgson’s statement that the player will be sidelined for a long time is quite concerning and the club’s performance will be greatly impacted by this. This underscores the lack of a timetable for his injury, which means he may miss a lot of games at the beginning of the season.
Crystal Palace will undoubtedly rely heavily on Eberechi Eze at the start of the season because they haven’t found a substitute for Wilfried Zaha and Olise is sidelined. Jordan Ayew will probably replace Olise on the wing and while the winger is effective offensively, his defensive play is lacking. Olise managed two goals and 11 assists in the Premier League last year, compared to Ayew’s four goals and three assists. Palace will be hoping that the French winger returns as soon as possible.
Will Michael Olise join Chelsea?
Following the activation of a £35 million release clause in the contract of the Crystal Palace forward, Chelsea are about to sign Michael Olise. The deal is contingent upon the France Under-21 player Olise passing a medical exam. Olise is anticipated to be sidelined with a hamstring injury until at least the end of September. If he does join Chelsea this season, Olise will compete against Raheem Sterling, Mykhailo Mudryk, & Noni Madueke to determine who will play on the wing. However, Olise would undoubtedly provide strengthened attacking midfield options to Mauricio Pochettino.