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Elye Wahi Faces Weeks Out With Suspected Severe Ankle Sprain After Early Lyon Blow

The 23-year-old was rebuilding form at Nice on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt, with further evaluation pending.

Overview

  • Wahi injured his ankle seconds into Nice’s defeat at Lyon after contact with defender Hans Hateboer and left the stadium in a brace with crutches.
  • Coach Claude Puel described an initial diagnosis of a severe sprain and said the ankle twisted badly, with final tests to determine the exact layoff.
  • Transfermarkt reports the striker will be sidelined for weeks, while Wahi posted that his tears were from anger and disappointment and vowed a quick return.
  • The loan move had begun positively, with three goals and an assist in 510 minutes across his first eight appearances for Nice.
  • The setback forces Nice to replace a key attacking option and complicates Frankfurt’s plans for their €26 million signing, with another loanee, Jessic Ngankam, also recently injured.