OM: agreement almost reached for the departure of Elye Wahi to Frankfurt!

“For the moment, there is nothing. We will see in the coming weeks. He will not be there on Sunday because he is still injured. His absence weighed on us this week”said Roberto De Zerbi at a press conference before facing Strasbourg. The Italian coach grumbled about not being able to rely on the French striker, but the Marseille supporters will perhaps regret not seeing him at all.

Indeed, according to our information, a total agreement has almost been reached for the transfer of the 22-year-old striker between OM and Eintracht Frankfurt. The departure of Elye Wahi during this winter transfer window is therefore imminent. He arrived from RC Lens only last summer, against a check for €25 million. But his adaptation to the Marseille game could have been different. Author of 3 goals and 1 assist in 13 appearances in Ligue 1, the former Montpellier seemed less connected to his partners than his understudy Neal Maupay.

Frankfurt has turned plans upside down

Eager to give him time to acclimatize, OM had initially not planned to sell him so quickly. But the will of Eintracht Frankfurt changed everything. The German club is in the process of selling Omar Marmoush to Manchester City for nearly €80 million and wishes to reinvest part of this sum to replace the Egyptian international. Fond of French Ligue 1 talents (Kolo Muani, Ekitike), Frankfurt therefore targeted Wahi, who maintains a very good rating on the market.

By betting a sum close to that dropped by OM during its purchase last summer, the German club convinced the Olympian leaders to sell their player. This unforeseen event will inevitably have consequences on the Marseille transfer window, since if the young Robinio Vaz has been convincing recently and Rowe can help out in the center, Neal Maupay is the only experienced number 9 in Roberto's squad From Zerbi.