What could have been for Chelsea! Jamal Musiala reveals long-standing connection with new Bayern Munich signing Michael Olise following big-money transfer from Crystal Palace

Olise made the much-anticipated move from Crystal Palace and joined the German giants amid loads of interest from all across Europe. Bayern paid the Premier League side a reported fee of €55 million (£46.4m/$59.5m) and signed the French international to a five-year deal until the summer of 2029. Olise will have some familiar faces at the club in the form of international team-mate Dayot Upamecano and Musiala with whom he trained at Chelsea as a youth.

Speaking to AZ, Musiala was asked about having played with Olise and said: "That was a good time. We played together in the youth team at Chelsea FC, that was a good time.

"We haven't talked much over the years, but what I can say is that he has a lot of quality. You could see that at Crystal Palace, he scored a lot of goals."

The two played together in the Chelsea academy from 2011 to 2016 before Olise shifted to the Manchester City academy. One can only wonder how much Chelsea rue missing out on the two talented forwards who are considered to be gems of the game, while the Blues have struggled with their forwards over the last couple of years.

The duo will not be able to play together on the field for at least some more time with Olise set to join France's U-21 team under Thierry Henry for the Paris Olympics from July 24.