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A few months after his departure, Elye Wahi will return to his former club on Saturday, when OM travels to RC Lens. At a press conference, Florian Sotoca spoke about the difficulties of the young 21-year-old striker and assured that he had the qualities to win in Marseille.
One year after his €30M transfer to RC Lensa record for the club, Elye Wahi took charge of theABOUT last summer, as part of an operation estimated at €25 million. On Saturday, the 21-year-old striker will find Bollaert and his former teammates. Among them, Florian Sotocawho gave his opinion on his debut in Marseille.
“I hope he has a career that matches his talent because he has a lot of it”
« I've followed Marseille's matches quite a bit this season. He had some pretty complicated times. Good times too. He was quite irregular during this first part of the season. It's part of learning. He's a young player, a player in the making. He has a lot of potential. I hope we will see his potential after our match and not on Saturday. I don't know if he will play. There is a lot of competition at Olympique de Marseille. We saw it during the last matches that he did not start “, declared Florian Sotoca this Thursday at a press conference. “ He's a good kid, a good kid. He has good potential. I hope he has a career that matches his talent because he has a lot of it.. »
“We know he has the qualities to succeed at the highest level”
« He had a fairly difficult start (in Lens). But in the Champions League, he scored this famous goal against Arsenal. We were delighted to have him with us. In a locker room he's an adorable, pleasant person. He's a little crazy. Elye, we can only love him. He had the pressure of this first big transfer », added Florian Sotoca. « In Marseille it has a bit of the same effect and he is still young. But I'm not worried about him. We know he has the qualities to succeed at the highest level. He has time to prove. We will be delighted to see him again on Saturday. » Florian Sotoca nevertheless warned Elye Wahi before the match between RC Lens and theABOUT : « This will be our opponent. There will be no gifts. We'll say hello to him after the match. Not before. On the pitch, if we have to give him 2-3 hits, we won't deprive ourselves of it. »
