RC Lens: Elye Wahi drives the Premier League crazy

Last summer, RC Lens struck hard. Following the departure of Loïs Openda to RB Leipzig, the Artois club spared no expense by spending 30 million euros on Elye Wahi. Excellent for Montpellier (32 goals and 9 assists in 92 matches), the young striker was the nugget constantly improving in this position in Ligue 1. If the marriage seemed ideal, it ultimately never happened. Like a foreign body, the Courcouronnes native never found the thread last season with only 12 goals and 4 assists in 32 matches.

Often messy in front of little and quite rarely useful in the construction of the Lensois game, Elye Wahi had a complicated exercise and he was not worried about it. “Doubt, I don’t think that’s the right word. Since I arrived, I’ve put all the ingredients together to perform. I’ve had some more complicated moments, but the staff, the team and also the supporters have helped me. To go on to score three goals in the last three games is what I’ve always hoped for. I have everything I need to move forward. My arrival at Lens wasn’t easy; at Montpellier, the instructions weren’t the same. I needed time to adapt. I knew that people were going to expect me, especially because of the cost of my transfer, but I didn’t ask myself any questions.”he explained at the end of last season.

Three English clubs have positioned themselves

Since then, things have changed on the RC Lens side, notably with the departure of Franck Haise and the arrival of Will Still on the bench in his place. On the financial side, things have also changed since Lens would like to sell this summer. The team’s main market value (35 million euros), Elye Wahi is obviously an ideal candidate for a transfer. However, things were fairly quiet until now, but things have accelerated in recent days. Tracked last season by Chelsea before going to Lens, Elye Wahi is still in the Blues’ sights.

In addition to this interest from the Stamford Bridge residents, two other English teams intend to play the game to the full. Thus, as revealed The TeamWest Ham are also on the lookout while Michail Antonio (34 years old) and Danny Ings (32 years old) are on the declining slope. Promoted to the Premier League and faced with the advanced age of Jamie Vardy (37 years old), Leicester would also like to strengthen themselves in the attacking sector. At present, Lens who have agreed with the player for a departure have still not received the slightest offer, but things are starting to move on the English side for Elye Wahi.