The OM striker signed up with the German club, where he will have the formidable mission to compensate for the departure of Omar Marmoush.
The Eintracht Frankfurt recruited the French striker of Marseille Elye Wahi (22) on Friday, the German club in a statement, a reinforcement that dates the departure of the Egyptian international Omar Marmous for Manchester City on Friday, . Elye Wahi was committed for five and a half seasons until the summer of 2030 with Eintracht, current third in Bundesliga and in the ideal position to win one of the four posts for the next Champions League. The amount of the transaction has not been revealed, but according to the German and French media, the transfer amounts between 25 and 28 million euros, including bonuses.
“Elye is a rapid attacker, with a presence in the penalty area and an instinct in front of the goal. He is a young and developing player, and we are convinced of his qualities. At the same time, we give it the time necessary to adapt ”explained the sports director of the German club, Markus Krösche. Within the offensive animation of the Eintracht, Elye Wahi will find another Frenchman, Hugo Ekitike, who formed with Marmoush the second best duo in Bundesliga with 24 goals, behind the 25 achievements of Harry Kane (16) and Jamal Musiala ( 9).
Revealed in Montpellier, where he scored 19 goals in Ligue 1 during the 2022/23 season, Wahi arrived last summer in Marseille after a mixed season in Lens (12 goals all competitions). At OM, he was the number 1 striker in the minds of the leaders and his coach Roberto de Zerbi, but he had difficult beginnings and was quickly preceded by Neal Maupay in the hierarchy. He had been playing little for several months and more for a few weeks because of a thigh injury.
A time comes to make decisions and understand if a player is in the right place in a club.
-ROBERTO DE ZERBI
Upon recently, the departure of the French international hope seemed very improbable and mid-December, Pablo Longoria had even excluded a transfer. “We believe a lot about its potential. Marseille expects no one, but each player has their time of adaptation. I am sure we have one of the best young attackers in Europe. His time will happen, he must remain quiet. He has all the qualities to win here. ” “Arrives a time when you have to make decisions and understand if a player is in the right place in a club”underlined the Marseille coach Roberto de Zerbi at a press conference on Friday who had recognized having “Make courageous choices. Otherwise, we cannot be the OM coach ”.
