La Liga giants Real Madrid have on Saturday felt it necessary to release a statement, regarding the club’s links with Bayern Munich star Michael Olise.

The name of attacker Olise has of course dominated the media chatter surrounding Los Blancos for several weeks now.

As much comes amid the understanding that the Frenchman has been identified as a big-money transfer target on the part of those in a position of power in Spain’s capital.

Reports over the last 24 hours suggested that Real Madrid, in turn, had kickstarted negotiations with Olise and his entourage over the terms of a contract.

In fact, some went as far as to suggest that the framework of a deal had been put in place between the parties.

On Saturday, however, Florentino Pérez and co. have moved to vehemently deny any such claims. As per a statement released across Real’s website and social media platforms this evening:

‘In light of the information published in various media outlets regarding an alleged interest of our club in Bayern Munich player Michael Olise, Real Madrid C. F. wishes to clarify that it has not had any direct or indirect contact with the aforementioned footballer, his representatives, or individuals in his circle.

‘Real Madrid also wishes to highlight the excellent institutional relationship it maintains with Bayern Munich, with whom it shares a long history of mutual respect, collaboration, and admiration, and regrets the dissemination of speculations that do not correspond to reality.

‘Both clubs have always maintained a relationship based on trust and mutual respect, which is reflected, among other aspects, in the shared conviction that any potential interest in a player belonging to the other club must be addressed first between the entities themselves, in accordance with the principles of institutional loyalty that have historically governed the relations between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.’