Olympique de Marseille did well by reselling Elye Wahi at his purchase price last year. Author of 3 goals and 1 assist in 14 matches, the former Lensois has never won at Canebière. However, the Phocéens managed to recover €25 million by sending it to Eintracht Frankfurt. Having become specialists in exploding or relaunching the careers of French attackers, German leaders hoped to have with Wahi the same success encountered with Randal Kolo Muani or Hugo Ekitike.
Unfortunately for them, it didn’t go as planned. In 25 appearances in all competitions, Wahi has only found the net once. In one year, the results are very meager. Having left to relaunch in Nice this winter, the striker is finding some color. With the Aiglons, he has 4 goals and 2 assists in 10 matches, all competitions combined. Enough to convince the Gym to want to recruit him permanently.
Frankfurt is playing for time
In any case, this is what its sports director, Florian Maurice, suggested. “It’s a little early yet, but it’s a wish to continue with him. He’s happy to be there. These are discussions that will have to be had at the end of the season. The objective is already to save yourself”. Except that if Nice really wants to keep Wahi, they will have to drop a nice check. Bild tells us that Eintracht is open to a departure next summer, but not under any conditions. A new loan has also been excluded. If there is a departure, it will only be a transfer.
If the Germans did not include a purchase option in their striker’s loan, it is because they anticipated a possible return to form for Wahi. Clearly, Eintracht intends to recover its stake and will play for time in this matter. Because in addition to his good statistics with the OGCN, Wahi has a strong chance of playing in the 2026 World Cup. Newly naturalized Ivorian, the player has also been called up with the Elephants for this international break where matches against South Korea (March 28) and Scotland (March 31) are planned. Frankfurt is now praying that Wahi shines this summer against Germany, Ecuador and Curaçao to see his scorer’s rating rise a little more. Nice has been warned…
