Domenech calls for abolition of transfers after €300M rumors surrounding Olise

Former France manager Raymond Domenech has strongly criticized the transfer market following revelations about PSG and Real Madrid’s interest in Michael Olise, whose value is estimated at over €250 million by some observers.

According to several media outlets, Paris Saint-Germain has made the Bayern Munich winger its top offensive priority for next summer. Spanish press reports that Real Madrid is also closely monitoring the player. To secure the former Crystal Palace winger, suitors will need to commit a colossal financial effort: valued at €150 million by Transfermarkt, Olise could be the subject of an offer that could approach or even exceed the all-time record set by Neymar’s transfer to PSG in 2017 (€222 million).

It is this inflation that sparked Domenech’s anger. Speaking on L’Équipe du Soir, the former coach did not mince words: “What tires me out are transfers. We’re going to hear about €250, €300 million again… It’s football’s money, we only talk about money in football. Let’s stop. I’m in favor of abolishing transfers. Guys sign two-year deals, they’re out of contract, they go where they want. And it’s their salary that makes the difference.”

Domenech then expanded on his position by denouncing a system he views as structurally corrupt: “We need to stop with transfers. Club executives don’t want to abolish them because everyone profits from them. It’s logical. Why fight over this? If a player is out of contract and wants to go to another club offering him an attractive salary, he goes. But let’s stop with these €250, €300 million figures… Where does it end? It’s damaging football.”

From Munich, Bayern appears determined for now to keep one of its most valuable assets. No official openness to a departure has been reported at this stage.