Will Elye Wahi join the increasingly extensive list of recruits exfiltrated barely six months after their arrival? After Cédric Bakambu, Luis Suarez and Ruslan Malinovskyi, room for him? The young man from Courcouronnes (22 years old) is certainly taking the path.
Marseille supporters were preparing their farewells for another player enrolled last summer, Lilian Brassier. But the defender, whose future in Provence is still uncertain, even if Roberto De Zerbi brought him out of the closet to challenge Strasbourg, should follow rather than open the ball of winter migration. The teenager Enzo Sternal (Anderlecht), aside.
Deprived of three Olympian outings (in Rennes, then against Lille and Racing), due to a thigh injury, Elye Wahi most likely played his last match for OM on January 5, against Le Havre (5- 1), with a goal at stake. His third achievement in 14 appearances. Too little for his talent and considering the check signed to enlist him (25M excluding bonus). Despite its performance, the Olympique supported its hope behind the scenes for a long time. At the end of the year, when the rumors in the corridors resounded… and gave leaders the desire to give in, they quickly stepped up to the plate. Beyond denial, in high places, people were asking for time to polish this rough diamond. His recent entries were praised, as was his awareness of the sacrifices required to succeed at the highest level. Since then, the situation has changed.
A decisive meeting
A decisive meeting was held at the end of the week between the club, represented by Medhi Benatia, the agent and the player's mother. A turning point for his adventure under the immaculate tunic. The football director would have strongly recommended the Wahi clan to find a way out. OM, who do not blame him for any particular fault, would have become convinced that the ex-Montpellier player is not suited to their project. A clue attesting that the sky and white house had already turned the page slipped into Roberto De Zerbi's press conference on Friday afternoon. The Italian tactician who, at the beginning of the month, went straight to the point to lock out Valentin Rongier, then courted by Rennes, was, this time, much more evasive regarding his other protégé. “We'll see, for now there's nothing at all. We will see in the coming weeks“, dribbled “Roby”, when asked about the future of Elye Wahi. In private, directly questioned by the person concerned, De Zerbi, who had never stopped watching over him, did little to reassure him.
-OM should recover their stake
A cold shower for the Franco-Ivorian who went out of his way to join OM and would have liked to finish, the leastthis season to reverse the trend. Wahi and those close to him felt like they were on the right track. Certainly slowed down by a muscular problem, this big child had cleaned up his life. The one who is chaperoned by his mother and lives daily with his mentor, in a villa where he has installed a weight training and recovery room, had for example requested the services of a personal physical trainer and a home chef . Despite his initial desire to stay in Provence, Elye Wahi, who feared seeing his playing time (already scarce) melt away like snow in the sun, made up his mind.
If it was out of the question to join Turkey at such a young age, where Galatasaray was courting him, or even West Ham or Bournemouth in England, the former Sang et Or sees in Frankfurt a great opportunity to relaunch himself, following in the footsteps of others French attackers, Randal Kolo Muani and Hugo Ekitike. This Monday evening, the negotiations had progressed very well. An agreement between the two clubs, but also a contractual one with Elye Wahi would, according to certain sources, be on the verge of being found… even if we prefer to procrastinate on the heights of La Commanderie. Eintracht, which has full pockets since the sale of Omar Marmoush to Manchester City (80M), should satisfy the desires of OM. Olympique intends, in fact, to recover the 25 million euros spent last summer… before turning to its successor.
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