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Jose Mourinho has a clear top signing in mind for Real Madrid's attack

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Real Madrid are very involved in the sweepstakes to sign the best players in the world this summer transfer window, as not only is Florentino Perez feeling the heat after two straight seasons without a trophy, but he is also feeling the heat from presidential challenger Enrique Riquelme. After Riquelme promised Erling Haaland, Perez has been hard at work promising Galactic signings of his own.

Although he has been denying it, many Real Madrid fans are speculating that in addition to PSG midfielders Vitinha and Joao Neves being possible moves, Bayern Munich right winger Michael Olise may be Flo's new obsession as a left footed winger to complete the attacking trident this summer transfer window.

Now, the Telegraph's Jason Burt is reporting that Florentino Perez isn't the only one who wants the French forward at the Santiago Bernabeu. Jose Mourinho is also said to clearly want the right winger, who actually won the award for the best French player abroad over Kylian Mbappe, the current starting striker for Real Madrid, this season.

Michael Olise is everyone's dream pick

Olise is one of the three big Ballon d'Or favorites alongside teammate Harry Kane and Barcelona's Lamine Yamal. He cooked Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals, and it is obvious why the man who broke Lionel Messi's single season assists record is so wanted by both Florentino and Mourinho this summer.

Mourinho has mostly been wishing for big defensive signings like Alessandro Bastoni from Inter Milan, and he will already be getting his teammate at right back, Denzel Dumfries, and Liverpool free agent Ibrahima Konate.

But Real Madrid do want one more attacking piece to finish the puzzle, and especially with Rodrygo Goes out, Los Blancos want that new right winger to combine with Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior to kickstart the attack to its fullest potential.

A cool customer, Michael Olise has never had ego problems and gets along with everyone, because the maestro dribbler just vibes with himself on his own wavelength. He is so good at crossing and cutting inside and scoring with no real weaknesses to his game out right.

Real Madrid will have a hard time getting him, but if Jose Mourinho is just as on board as Florentino Perez is with this signing, then Olise's journey from Crystal Palace to Real Madrid may not be such a far fetched proposition for Los Merengues this summer transfer window. Olise is a special player, as Real witnessed first hand this season.

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