Days after a spectacular Hat-trick against Northern Ireland, it’s no surprise when Star-man Michael Olise is in the public eye, and mind of every Paris Saint German board member.

It makes sense for multiple reasons:

1. Olise is FRENCH: Playing in the capital of a country for which you are an international must be something, huh? You get to be in familiar surroundings, you get to appreciate the country which you are playing for through learned and broken history. These accumulative points should entice a French boy in 2026 with their international team slated to win football’s global showpiece.
2. His consistency might re-link old plays: If he signs, he might or might not replace any front player for PSG. Any of them could decide to move on and be welcomed with bouyant hearts. He can also slot into the team, play rotation with all the amazing superstars on show at Parc-des-princes and do enough damage to maybe help PSG to three-in-a-row.
3. The Ballon D’or question: Does the club you play for determine your ballon D’or credentials? Olise could answer this question if he wins the UCL with or without PSG. by playing with them especially after being in the main run in for France at Mexico, USA & Canada. filling fans with joy is the point of football, right? slotting into the front three wont be bad either. Winning it with bayern then moving to PSG culd also help his answer with the landscape around these events contributing to the perception and result.

Unfornately, Bayern have a hard stance on not selling. This stance could also dictate the moves surrounding each “big club” and their quest for Champions League dominance. Bayern could wanna ask of Olise, “can you win Big Ears for us?” while winning it for your country just to see what you can achieve with us?

This could be why, according to L’equipe, Bayern are not selling.

VIA FABRIZIO ROMANO ON X:

🚨🇸🇴 UEFA announce Omar Artan to referee UEFA Super Cup between PSG and Aston Villa in August after being denied access to the USA. pic.twitter.com/VplQElbG0R

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 11, 2026

🇸🇴 UEFA announce Omar Artan to referee UEFA Super Cup between PSG and Aston Villa in August after being denied access to the USA.

With a Somali referee deported, Iran forced to commute from Mexico, and ticket prices under investigation, Gianni Infantino used his World Cup eve press conference to defend Donald Trump and insist Fifa can’t — and shouldn’t — overrule governments.

Gianni Infantino walked into his pre-tournament press conference at the Azteca knowing exactly what was coming. Hours earlier, Somali referee Jama Artan had been interrogated for 11 hours at Miami International Airport, accused by US officials of links to terrorists, then sent back to Mogadishu. His World Cup was over before it began.

Infantino’s response? “It is unfortunate what happened to the referee from Somalia. Maybe sometimes it’s good as well to just, you know, chill, relax.”

Not exactly a ringing show of support for an official whose career dream had just been killed by immigration enforcement.

On Iran — who’ve been told they must stay in Mexico and make same-day trips in and out of the US for their three group games — Infantino claimed credit. “When people were saying it would be impossible for Iran to come to the World Cup, I promised them that they would come,” he said. “I don’t know who else would have been able to ensure in these circumstances Iran could come and play.” Whether Iran actually make it through immigration for Monday’s opener against New Zealand remains to be seen.

On spiralling ticket prices, now under investigation by attorneys general in California, New Jersey, New York and Texas, Infantino was equally unbothered — dismissing the probes as based on “three, not 3,000” complaints, per BBC Sport.

And on Trump, whose administration has blocked officials, fans and competing nations from entering the US, Infantino was effusive. “I have a great relationship with President Trump. Without his engagement and his involvement, I think it would have been impossible to organise a World Cup in the United States.”

“We are not the kings of the world who can rule over governments and police forces,” Infantino said. For Artan and thousands of priced-out fans, that will ring very hollow indeed.

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According to BBC Sport, the club is already planning for life in the Championship, with Portuguese coach Cesar Peixoto emerging as a leading candidate to replace him.

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