The 18-year-old Burkina Faso international
impressed while on trial at Stamford Bridge over
the summer and now joins the club after agreeing
a four-and-a-half year contract
Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign
Bertrand Traore on a free transfer, the club have
announced.
The midfielder came to prominence as the
youngest player at the 2009 Under-17 World Cup
in Nigeria, where he represented Burkina Faso at
the age of 14, and the Blues have held a long-
standing interest ever since.
Now 18, he moves to Stamford Bridge on a four-
and-a-half year contract from Association Jeunes
Espoirs De Bobo-Dioulasso.
Traore joined Jose Mourinho’s side as a trialist on
their pre-season tour of Asia in the summer,
playing a part in all three games and scoring
against a Malaysia XI and Indonesia All Stars.
The attacking midfielder previously helped Burkina
Faso to win the Under-17 African Championship in
2011 and already has 10 international caps under
his belt since making his debut as a 16-year-old,
scoring once.
He was a member of Paulo Duarte’s squad for the
2012 Africa Cup of Nations, making one
appearance as the team finished bottom of their
group.
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