Former Arsenal and Manchester City defender, Gael Clichy, has tipped Michael Olise to repeat Kylian Mbappe’s feat at Russia 2018 at this 2026 World Cup scheduled to kick in North America this week.
In a special column he wrote for BBC Sports yesterday, Clichy insisted that Olise who has Nigerian ancestry has the capacity to become the star of the Les Bleus at this World Cup this summer.
According to the former City defender who is now a Division three club coach in France, “We saw it happen with Kylian Mbappe for France at the 2018 World Cup – we knew before we lifted the trophy in Russia that he was an incredible talent, but that was the time he really arrived.
“This summer, I hope another France player, Michael Olise, can do the same in the US, Canada and Mexico,” observed Clichy.
“Everyone knows Michael quite well already, of course, because he plays for Bayern Munich and we see him a lot in the Champions League.
