Recruited for 30 million euros, bonus included, Elye Wahi is already leaving for OM, less than six months after his arrival. A casting error that the Marseillais will manage to exfiltrate without losing a single cent. Unexpected.
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Trained in Caen, Elye Wahi arrived in Montpellier in 2018 with the label of hope who can become great. In 2019, the French striker signed his first professional contract, he was only 16 years old. But already, the potential shown makes you want… Powerful, fast and efficient, the young Wahi is making a very promising debut at the MHSC. And quickly, he became a small Ligue 1 phenomenon. Bought for 30 million euros by RC Lens in 2023, Elye Wahi, however, is struggling to confirm at the higher level. However, OM believed in it and bet on the man last summer, for another 30 million euros…
-Wow, it's already over
Elye Wahi's first weeks at OM are complicated. After having difficulty digesting his XXL transfer to the North, the march to the South is even more complex to understand. The pressure is greater, the demands too. And despite the unconditional support of Roberto De Zerbi, Wahi cannot do it. In six months with OM, the Frenchman scored only three goals. Adding the 13 goals with Lens, that’s 15 goals in two seasons, all competitions combined. A very sad assessment for the man with two times 30 million euros in transfers…
Frankfurt will hand over 30 million euros more!
Six months after his arrival at OM, Elye Wahi is facing a wall. If he seemed willing to fight to try to climb it, the Marseille leaders imagined another, slightly crazy scenario: selling him once again. And then, miraculously, a German club arrives! Frankfurt would indeed be willing to put 30 million euros more for Elye Wahi. In the end, it will be 90 million euros in transfers in 18 months for the French striker with 15 goals in all competitions. In the history of the transfer window, this is simply unheard of. OM is doing very well. Elye Wahi just as much…
