Kompany heaps praise on Olise: “I expect him to get even better”

Vincent Kompany expects Michael Olise to reach even greater heights.

After an impressive first campaign in Germany, Michael Olise began the 2025/26 Bundesliga season in style with a brace in Bayern Munich’s 6-0 opening-day victory over RB Leipzig.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of Bayern’s DFB-Pokal first-round clash with Wehen Wiesbaden on Wednesday, head coach Vincent Kompany highlighted the Frenchman’s immense potential, which, in his view, has yet to be fully realized.

“I certainly expect him to get even better. I’ve seen the development of talents like him many times,” said Kompany.

“The most important thing is what they do in training every day. I see total calmness in Michael. He comes up to us because he wants to get even better. He’s now won things for the first time, but he has to keep going. I hope he can make further progress and that the Bayern fans will get joy from him for a long time.”

Reports have suggested that Olise has a release clause, which will become active in 2026. Sitting alongside Kompany, sporting director Christoph Freund, declined to comment on that.

“We generally don’t talk about contract details. Our aim is that Michael will stay at FC Bayern for a long time. He’s an exceptional talent.”