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Mbappé, Benzema… Historic transfer to RC Lens!
Published on May 4, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.
In order to compensate for the departure of Loïs Openda, RC Lens broke the bank last summer to afford the talented Elye Wahi. Silent throughout the month of April, the Sang et Or striker found the net again on Friday evening against FC Lorient, scoring the 40th goal of his career at the same time at just 21 years old. He enters a very closed club composed only of Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappé.
Jersey brandished in front of his audience like Lionel Messi or Nabil Fekir, Elye Wahi let his joy burst forth by scoring the first Lensois goal of the evening, his 8th this season in Ligue 1. This goal does good for the Lensois striker who had not scored in April and who has been very criticized lately by his own supporters who expect more from the most expensive player in the history of the club. RC Lens. Last summer, the Sang et Or had paid €30 million to secure the services of the man who was still playing Montpellier and who was coming off two successful seasons. By scoring against Lorienthe invited himself to the table Karim Benzema et Kylian Mbappé.
And 40 goals in Ligue 1 for Wahi!
“It was his 40th goal in Ligue 1, having been born in 2003, he can express certain things, we talk about him every weekend… I’m not sure there are tons of 40 goals in his career. age… In any case, I am happy with his goal and his match,” noted Franck Haise following the meeting between the RC Lens et Lorient. There aren’t tons of them in fact, to use the words of the Artesian coach, there are even only two, and not just any ones.
Only Benzema and Mbappé did better
If we base ourselves on the data of the LFPover the last 40 years, only Karim Benzema et Kylian Mbappé did better thanElye Wahi. Benzema had reached the 40-goal mark in Ligue 1 at 21 years and 107 days compared to 19 years and 317 days for Mbappé. For his part, Place took 21 years and 122 days.
2024-05-04 11:00:00
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