Olise's reluctance to elaborate on his own performances was on display once again this week following Bayern's 5-0 Champions League win over Bodo/Glimt, in which the France international scored twice and provided an assist. Asked about his superb strike, the winger offered only a brief, matter-of-fact response.
"I don't know. I shoot, it either goes in or it doesn't. I'm not the only one who scores goals," Olise told a reporter, a reply some social media users interpreted as dismissive.
The clip spread widely enough that both head coach Vincent Kompany and sporting director Max Eberl felt compelled to address it during Saturday's press conference. Eberl was quick to defend his player's character.
"Michael Olise is someone who wants to play football. What happens off the pitch isn't really his thing. We already saw that at his unveiling two years ago. Not everyone is the same," Eberl said.
"The media coverage is huge, but on social media and TikTok, for example, he's being celebrated for it. Young people can identify with that more than we can. For us, the most important thing is that he shows what he can do on the pitch. And he does it brilliantly. He's been named man of the match three times in five games.
"I'd take that a thousand times over."
Kompany also weighed in, questioning the framing of the episode as any kind of controversy.
"Do you think the journalist who did the interview with Michael is unhappy that it went viral? If everyone answered like me, nothing would ever go viral," Kompany said. "I can assure you that no sponsor and no journalist speaks badly of Michael's manner. We shouldn't mix everything up."
Olise, who joined Bayern Munich from Crystal Palace last year, has quickly established himself as one of the club's most productive attacking players, though his brief, sometimes deadpan media appearances have periodically drawn attention online, even as his club insists it has no bearing on how he is perceived internally.
His combination of end product and understated personality has, if anything, only added to his growing popularity among younger supporters, according to Eberl, who sees no contradiction between quiet interviews and a loud impact on the pitch.