With the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi, Marseille has begun to build an ambitious project, aiming to challenge for the championship in the first season of Paris Saint-Germain without Kylian Mbappé. Therefore, sports director Medhi Benatia and general director Pablo Longoria have started hunting for reinforcements. Today, the tenth new face at the Velodrome, Elye Wahi, was unveiled. As a teenager, Wahi shone and consistently found the back of the net for Montpellier, who sold him to Lens last June for 30 million euros. However, since Wahi didn’t score many goals in northern France, a move to the south followed. Lens recouped 25 million and could break even if bonuses of 5 million are achieved. Additionally, the club from Stade Bollaert-Delelis retained a 15% sell-on clause for any future sale. It is now clear that Marseille has completely abandoned their pursuit of Youssoufa Moukoko, and instead, for almost the same amount of money, signed a young striker who, unlike the 19-year-old German, is well-acquainted with the conditions in Ligue 1.Elye Wahi est Olympien ! 🎨 @remi_maldo pic.twitter.com/9crnMO7Oaq— 𝐕𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐢 (@Vincent_1393) August 13, 2024 Wahi is Marseille’s second most expensive summer transfer after Mason Greenwood, who was purchased from Manchester United for 26 million. Besides Greenwood and Wahi, Marseille also paid eight-figure fees for midfielder Ismaël Koné from Watford (12 million) and center-back Bamo Meïté from Lorient (10.5 million). Other arrivals at the Velodrome include Canadian center-back Derek Cornelius (4 million), Ajax goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli (4 million), and Go Ahead Eagles’ shot-stopper Jeffrey de Lange (2 million). Additionally, Marseille paid Inter 1 million for the loan of attacking midfielder Valentin Carboni, while center-back Lilian Brassier from Brest and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg from Tottenham were also brought in on loan.Kahata issues come get me plea to two Tanzanian clubsMarseille has already spent 84.5 million this summer, fulfilling many of their desires, but it will be a real challenge to integrate a double-digit number of newcomers in a short period of time. As for Wahi, who signed today, last season was nothing more than decent from his perspective—scoring nine goals and providing three assists in 27 Ligue 1 appearances.##NAJAVA_MECA_8269443##
