Commitment at the second attempt?
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After rumors about it first emerged at the weekend (see article), things could now happen quickly: According to consistent reports from France, Elye Wahi (22) is Eintracht Frankfurt’s object of desire to replace top scorer Omar Marmoush (25). With the striker himself, the Hessians have, according to “RMC Sport” and “Foot Mercato“Agreement reached.
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Wahi was supposed to come to Eintracht as early as 2023, he himself confirmed that Frankfurt was “hot”. Instead of Hesse, the France U23 international went to RC Lens and a year later to Olympique Marseille, where he is under a long-term contract until 2029. Les Phocéens could go into negotiations with the Frankfurt team with corresponding confidence.
According to reports, OM does not want any transfer loss on top of the 25 million euros invested in the summer. This transfer fee would be a record sum for Eintracht, but Marmoush would also receive the second highest income in the club’s history at around 75 million euros. According to the sports newspaper “L’Equipe“A loan with an option to buy is also possible.
Wahi’s market value has decreased in the past year and a half from 40 million to currently 25 million euros. In Marseille this season he only made seven starting eleven appearances on the first eight match days. In 14 games he contributed three goals and one assist. Most recently, the Montpellier HSC homegrown player was missing from the squad twice due to thigh problems. Coach Roberto De Zerbi said about this at the weekend: “Unfortunately, Elye Wahi’s absence this week has put a lot of strain on us with the sequence of games. As for the transfer market, we’ll see what happens in the next two weeks. It remains an open question.”