Michael Olise has had his greatest season yet for Crystal Palace and now the true extent of the impact he’s having can be seen through data.
There has been no stopping Michael Olise this season as he has found the back of the net with a freakish regularity.
Crystal Palace have benefitted from his performances and last time out against Manchester United, he scored twice.
This makes it frustrating that he’s missed so much time as if he hadn’t, there’s no telling how many goals he’d have racked up.
His continually terrific performances however will come with a cost, that being the interest in him from other Premier League sides.
Now, data has shown just how good he’s been…
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Michael Olise is outperforming Cole Palmer this season per 90
This season has seen Chelsea’s Cole Palmer lauded as being the signing of the season, but recent performances will have the Blues ruing the fact they missed out on Olise last summer, all over a contract length dispute.
After his brace on Monday, the Frenchman now has 0.98 non-penalty goals and assists in the Premier League which is more than any other U22 player.
| Player | G/A per 90 |
| Michael Olise | 0.98 |
| Cole Palmer | 0.81 |
| Nicolas Jackson | 0.64 |
| Brennan Johnson | 0.64 |
| Jeremy Doku | 0.61 |
Nine goals and four assists in just 12 starts through this campaign have earned Olise a match rating of 7.63 on average from FotMob.
It’s little surprise he’s attracting interest from the likes of both Manchester Clubs, but could there be a chance he opts to stay?
Well if Palace continue along this form which has seen four wins in five, there’s every chance he’s tempted.
Could Michael Olise opt for Crystal Palace stay this summer
For Olise, the motivation behind a potential move has always seemed to be ambition as opposed to financial gain.
He’s aware of his talent and knows he belongs at the highest level in football, something that Palace may previously have looked incapable of obtaining.
But under Oliver Glasner things are different, and with Olise the Eagles look unbeatable, even while playing some of the league’s best teams.
Seeing this there is probably a slim chance that Olise could be tempted to remain at Selhurst Park this summer.
Next season, in this event, would likely have the target of a top-half finish but potentially even European football which is something that looked impossible six months ago.
