As Manchester City look to commence their summer rebuild, they’ve reportedly set their sights on a Champions League star who those at the Etihad already know all about.

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For the first time in a decade, the Citizens are in need of an overhaul. Whilst the amount of injury setbacks that they’ve suffered has shocked many, those injuries have simply been a consequence of their success on all fronts in the last four seasons. Not even Pep Guardiola’s side can outrun the eventual exhaustion of winning four Premier League titles in a row and a treble along the way, and they’re now suffering from that success.

What that success has done, however, is put them in a position to welcome some much-needed reinforcements this summer and, with that in mind, the Citizens have already reportedly set their sights on one target.

According to reports in Spain, Manchester City are now plotting a summer move to sign Michael Olise from Bayern Munich in what would see the winger return to the Premier League just one season after leaving Crystal Palace.

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The winger has only kicked on at Bayern Munich in what should come as little surprise. The Frenchman is as talented as they come and whilst the likes of Jeremie Doku have struggled for end product at Manchester City, Olise has been firing on all cylinders in front of goal.

At just 23 years old, the best is yet to come from Olise, who may well find the form of his career back in English football, with Guaurdiola seeing him as a perfect fit in Manchester.

"Special" Olise would replace Doku

In many ways, Doku’s recent performance in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Premier League leaders Liverpool perfectly encapsulated the best and worst of his talent.

Whilst he ran Trent Alexander-Arnold ragged, it was ultimately the right-back who came out on top after the Belgian failed time and time again to produce the killer pass needed after an impressive take-on – much to City’s frustration. Mohamed Salah at the other end, meanwhile, was decisive without those take-ons.

Finding players who are both clinical and skilful is rare, but City are certainly looking in the right direction in search of that. Olise even showcased those very traits to silence the Etihad when he scored a 95th-minute penalty to secure a shock 2-2 draw for Palace against Manchester City last season.

Since reaching new levels at Bayern – scoring 13 goals and assisting a further 12 in all competitions – manager Vincent Kompany has been full of praise for his summer signing.

The former Manchester City captain told reporters earlier this season: “He’s a special talent. It’s a luxury at Bayern to have so many good players. Michael did very well.

“His start at FC Bayern couldn’t have been much better. He has to keep going. I haven’t got the feeling that he’s a player who feels much pressure. He just enjoys football.”