The Bundesliga’s fastest man is attracting a crowd. Jean-Mattéo Bahoya, the 21-year-old French-Cameroonian winger at Eintracht Frankfurt, has emerged as a transfer target for AS Roma, along with unnamed English and Saudi Arabian clubs circling the young attacker.
The Bahoya profile
Born on 7 May 2005, Bahoya joined Frankfurt from French club Angers on 25 January 2024, signing a 5.5-year contract through mid-2029.
During the 2024-25 Bundesliga season, Bahoya clocked the league’s fastest sprint at 37.16 km/h. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 16 March 2025, a milestone that typically accelerates transfer speculation for young talent. Frankfurt has reportedly slapped a price tag of approximately €25 million on the winger. Bahoya wears the number 19 jersey at Frankfurt and primarily operates as an attacking midfielder and winger.
Why Roma, and why now
