‘Looks a million dollars’: £30m midfielder linked with Leeds lauded for his ‘frightening’ ability

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Reported Leeds United target Michael Olise has been lauded for his “frightening” ability.

The Reading academy graduate is one of the most highly rated youngsters in English football at present.

According to a report in The Sun from January, Leeds tried to sign Olise in the summer and remained keen on him going into the winter transfer window.

Meanwhile, a December report in The Athletic claimed Tottenham have been watching the 19-year-old for some time.

And 90Min reported late last year that Reading value the playmaker in excess of £30million.

Olise looks a cut above in the Championship despite his age, with four goals and nine assists from 28 league appearances this season.

Reading legend Stephen Hunt is a big fan of the player, but also called on him to improve his attitude and consistency.

“Olise looks so good – when he’s on point he looks a million dollars,” Hunt told Get Reading.

“But when he’s off it, you want to shake him because he has so much ability. He was released by Chelsea I think so it’s time to grow up now and get a hold of his game.

“The ability he has is frightening – he’s better than [former Reading wingers] Bobby Convey, Glenn Little, John Salako, Gilkesy (Michael Gilkes)…he’s got more ability than any of them.

“But has he got the brain and heart to go and prove over the next 15 years of his career? I apply pressure on him because he’s got the ability to do it.”

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Olise played for both Chelsea and Manchester City at youth level but he’s made the breakthrough at Reading, where he’s quickly becoming one of their main stars – and assets.

Already a France Under-18 international and with his contract taking him to 2022, he’s likely to be the subject of a lot of transfer gossip next year given his talent and chance to develop further.