Kylian Mbappé has opined that it would be disrespectful to advise French teammate Michael Olise to join him at Real Madrid. According to reports, Real Madrid were targeting Olise as part of their summer rebuild after president Florentino Pérez promised to bid €150 million ($171m) for the Frenchman but eventually signed winger Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig in a club record deal.

Mbappé said he would not feel comfortable telling Olise to shift his base from Bayern Munich to Real Madrid.

“I was aware of the speculation,” Mbappé said in an interview with German newspaper Bild on Wednesday. “But I know the situation well myself. Back when I was a PSG player, there were countless rumors.

“And I feel it would be disrespectful to advise a player to make a move. That would be unfair to Bayern, especially since Bayern is a great club, where Michael can achieve a lot.

“One thing is clear, though: every club in the world would love to have Michael Olise. He is an outstanding player.”

The striker heaped praise on Real Madrid’s new manager Jose Mourinho, who has a rich CV as a football manager.

“José Mourinho is extremely intelligent;” Mbappé said. “That’s why he’s been able to achieve such great success in his career. He’s very close to us players, and takes a real interest in us. He’s a leader, he knows exactly how to get the best out of us.”

The star forward said he doesn’t see himself playing in his 40s like Portugal great Cristiano Ronaldo is doing at the top level. Ronaldo recently said he contemplated International retirement after the World Cup but went on to change his mind.

“We have to be completely honest, considering the country I play for: France would never let me play until I’m 41,” he said.

“Cristiano proves that if you’re physically and mentally fit, you can play at a high level for a long time. In my case, though, I don’t see it happening.”

France will face Turkiye in the UEFA Nations League on Friday.