Nice bring back play-off hero Elye Wahi from Eintracht Frankfurt on loan

[p]The 23-year-old Ivory Coast forward joined the club on the Cote d'Azur on loan in January and his late brace in May helped [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nice/YagoQJpq/"]Nice[/a] beat Ligue 2's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-etienne/YL2QybFe/"]Saint-Etienne[/a] in the promotion/relegation play-off.[/p][p]Nice confirmed on Monday [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wahi-sepe-elye/8jdHWf50/"]Wahi[/a] would join for the season with an option to make the deal permanent at the end of his loan.[/p][p]The signing was expected after Wahi was given a warm welcome by Eagles fans at the airport late on Sunday.[/p][p]He will be available for Nice's trip to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paris-fc/0OEHEprs/"]Paris FC[/a] on Sunday.[/p][image alt="Elye Wahi career stats" id="d8890338-aa73-4b83-a128-d813bca23e9b" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="f863e89e-6293-494f-beaa-0fee7ae2f9cf" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]According to a source, Nice will pay 1.5 million euros ($1.75m) for the loan and can make the deal permanent for 15 million euros.[/p][p]Last season, Wahi scored nine goals in 19 matches as Nice struggled to beat the drop, a year after finishing fourth and reaching the Champions League qualifying rounds.[/p]