Michael Olise has reportedly emerged as Florentino Perez’s mysterious €150 million target, but does the Real Madrid president’s claim that the French winger is a Galactico in the mould of Cristiano Ronaldo stand up to scrutiny?

As the Real Madrid presidential election reaches its high point, both Florentino Perez and his competitor Enrique Riquelme are making bold promises to capture the attention of the club’s members and voters.

For Perez, the spotlight has fallen on his pledge to secure the most expensive signing in Real Madrid’s storied history.

Speaking on Spanish television, Perez stated, “I am going to make an offer to a major Champions League club for a great player. It will be the largest transfer fee Real Madrid has ever paid.”

Hinting at an offer of at least €150 million, Perez confirmed the target is an attacking player, not from the Premier League, but of Galactico stature — similar to when the club acquired Ronaldo from Manchester United back in 2009.

Transfer insiders have since uncovered that Perez’s mystery man — despite his own efforts to deny it — is Bayern Munich star Michael Olise.

The French winger has just completed the finest season of his career, one that even earned him an outside, albeit fading, mention in the Ballon d’Or conversation. But has he truly reached the level Cristiano Ronaldo displayed during his final season at Manchester United before his move to Spain?

Here’s a closer look at their statistics from those respective seasons.

Assists: 31

Goal contributions: 53

Minutes per goal: 182.5

Minutes per goal/assist: 75.8

Non-penalty goals: 22

Trophies: 3 (Bundesliga, German Cup, German Super Cup)

Appearances: 53

Goals: 26

Assists: 12

Goal contributions: 38

Minutes per goal: 166.1

Minutes per goal/assist: 113.7

Non-penalty goals: 21

Trophies: 4 (Premier League, League Cup, Community Shield, Club World Cup)

Thanks to his exceptional creative output, Olise actually surpassed Ronaldo’s final pre-Madrid campaign in terms of total goal contributions.

Even when discounting Ronaldo’s penalty goals, Olise still edges ahead in open-play scoring efficiency.

However, it’s worth noting that the season prior to his transfer, Ronaldo netted 42 goals — a major factor behind Real Madrid’s determination to sign him. In comparison, Olise scored 20 goals in the previous campaign.

Another consideration is the relative difficulty of the leagues — the Premier League typically offers more challenging opposition than the Bundesliga. Yet, when comparing their Champions League performances from those seasons, Olise again holds the edge: five goals to Ronaldo’s four, even though Bayern exited in the semi-finals while Manchester United finished as runners-up in 2009.

Given the lofty standards associated with Ronaldo’s peak years, Olise’s 2025–26 campaign stands as an impressive effort to match the Portuguese icon’s benchmark.