Overview
- Eintracht Frankfurt and OGC Nice confirmed on Monday that Wahi will spend the 2026/27 season on loan in Nice with a club option to buy at the end of the term.
- Wahi arrived in Nice on Sunday and was met by large, celebratory crowds at the airport before a medical check and registration were completed.
- Media report the immediate loan fee at roughly €2–3 million and the buy option between about €15 million and €18 million, but outlets disagree on the exact figures.
- Frankfurt views the move as a compromise after failing to secure a permanent sale for roughly €20 million because Nice lacked funds, and the deal trims wages but only partially recoups Eintracht’s investment.
- Wahi was bought by Eintracht for around €26 million in January 2025, scored one goal in 25 matches for the club, then hit form on a previous Nice loan with nine goals in 19 games, a history that explains both fan adulation in France and criticism of Eintracht’s transfer handling.