This Saturday, OM will face RC Lens in the hell of the Bollaerd-Delelis stadium for the 12th day of Ligue 1. The opportunity for Elye Wahi to reunite with his former team with whom the current is never pass. His level, judged below his transfer fee (€30M) did not please the supporters who should whistle him on Saturday.
When Elie Place joined the RC Lens in 2023, he was considered a hope of French football, he who had joined Kylian Mbappé to the rank of record for precocity, having scored 20 goals in Ligue 1 before he turned 20. But the adventure quickly turned sour for Elie Placemarked by his Lensois failure.
Wahi, a desire from Benatia
SO qu'Elye Place was therefore in an impasse Lens, loon came knocking on his door. The Marseille club spent the modest sum of €25 million excluding bonuses to secure the services of the former player of Montpellier. The Provence reveals that this summer, this arrival was in balance with that of the player d’Arsenal : Eddie Nketiah. Except that Medhi Benatia would have personally chosen to recruit Wahi, aware of his talent and his potential.
Wahi whistled in Lens?
In the columns of Provencethe journalist of France Blue North, Sylvain Charletevokes the return d'Elye Place in the north of France after his year spent in Lens. And the memory of the whistles against him should be revived: “ There should not be a guard of honor, rather whistles, to welcome Elye Wahi. At the club, his name was often synonymous with tensions between his supporters and those who criticized the colossal investment while the club had, financially, the noose around its neck. In the stands, there was no love at first sight. He didn't fit the local mentality, like Sotoca and Gradit, guys who are sometimes limited but who always wet the jersey. »
