Real Madrid have denied contacting Bayern Munich star Michael Olise about a transfer.
There has recently been media speculation about interest from Los Blancos in the winger, who is taking part in the World Cup with France.
But in a rare sort of statement which seemed designed to placate the Bundesliga titleholders, the Spanish record champions said on Saturday there had been neither direct nor indirect contact.
The statement added: "Real Madrid also wishes to highlight the excellent institutional relationship it maintains with Bayern Munich, with whom it shares a long history of mutual respect, collaboration, and admiration, and regrets the dissemination of speculation that does not correspond to reality."
Olise moved from Crystal Palace to Munich two years ago. The now 24-year-old has developed into a world-class match winner at Bayern.
He scored 15 goals and set up a league-high 19 in the last Bundesliga season.
Madrid have already signed Marc Cucurella, Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konaté since Jose Mourinho returned as coach this month.
