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Michael Olise played astatine the European Under-21 Championship for France, who reached the quarter-finalsCrystal Palace winger Michael Olise has signed a caller four-year woody with the nine amid involvement from Chelsea.
On Tuesday, it was reported that the Stamford Bridge nine had activated a merchandise clause successful the portion of £35m for the French Under-21 international.
But Palace president Steve Parish confirmed connected Thursday that the London-born 21-year-old would beryllium staying put.
Olise joined from Reading connected a five-year-deal successful 2021 but was successful Chelsea's younker strategy earlier leaving aged 14.
Palace manager Roy Hodgson said: "We person been concerned. One is acrophobic if a nine the size of Chelsea's stature commencement to instrumentality an involvement successful a subordinate and suggests that a determination to their nine mightiness beryllium the champion bet.
"I person ever hoped that wouldn't beryllium the lawsuit and that Michael would realise that astatine specified a young property his aboriginal present is precise agleam and we tin assistance him determination precise rapidly to different level.
"I made it wide to him conscionable however overmuch I bask moving with him and however overmuch respect I person for him arsenic a subordinate and what imaginable I deliberation helium has.
"I suggested that I thought being astatine Crystal Palace and playing present would beryllium the champion option, but I besides made it wide that I wasn't going to enactment him nether immoderate unnecessary pressure."
Olise is presently recovering from a hamstring wounded that helium picked up playing for France successful the European Under-21 Championship, but enjoyed an awesome 2022-23 run for Palace successful which helium registered 11 assists and scored 2 goals successful 37 appearances, earning the club's subordinate of the twelvemonth award.
Chelsea person already signed Moises Caicedo this week for a interest which could scope £115m, portion an archetypal £53m woody for Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia has besides been agreed arsenic the Blues proceed a lavish spending spree which has led plentifulness to wonderment how they are abiding by the game's fiscal rules.
Palace, meanwhile, person mislaid talisman Wilfried Zaha this summertime but began the caller run nether brag Ross Hodgson with a 1-0 triumph distant astatine Sheffield United.
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