OM: Elye Wahi's departure to Frankfurt almost complete!

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By: Manu Tournoux

“Even time doesn’t have time for time”said Thierry Henry one day, in a statement that became famous. In any case, it applies regularly to OM attackers, who barely have time to empty their suitcases before they already have to be filled again. As we revealed to you 3 days ago, the Marseille club reached an agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt for the transfer of Elye Wahi.

In mid-December, however, President Pablo Longoria warned that he did not want to let go of his attacker, recruited for €25 million from RC Lens in August. But the choices of Roberto De Zerbi and especially the good odds of the 22-year-old player on the market decided otherwise. While he had gradually lost ground on Neal Maupay, the former Montpellier, whose behavior was nevertheless praised, will pack up without having been able to really show the extent of his talent.

Frankfurt wasted no time

Because Frankfurt decided to go all out, putting in enough money to convince the Olympian leaders, who wanted to cover their costs. With an offer of around €26 million + €3 million in bonuses and 15% on the capital gain on resale, Eintracht has made the necessary effort and according to our information, there are only details left to be revealed. settled between the two parties. The player should go to Germany by this weekend to sign his contract and discover his 4th club in less than two years, after Montpellier, Lens and Marseille.

Frankfurt moved on Wahi after losing Omar Marmoush, their top scorer, sold to Manchester City. And he retains a certain appetite for Ligue 1 talents, after Kolo Muani and Ekitike in recent years. For Wahi, it will be time to find stability to flourish definitively. For OM, it will be necessary to return to the transfer window, once again in search of a new striker.