Chelsea forward Traore joins Lyon in $11.2m move
Blues to earn 15% of any profit from future sale of player and will have right of first refusal should he eventually move on
Lyon: Chelsea forward Bertrand Traore has joined Lyon for €10 million ($11.2 million; Dh41.09 million) on a five-year deal, the French club announced on Monday.
Chelsea will earn 15 per cent of any profit from a future sale of the player and the English champions will have first refusal on Traore should he eventually move on, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas said at a press conference to announce the signing.
“I was really keen to come to Lyon,” admitted the 21-year-old Burkina Faso international, who spent last season on loan at Europa League runners-up Ajax.
“We wish him well for his career in France and thank him for his contribution at Chelsea,” the London club said in a statement.
Traore, who was handed his Chelsea debut by Jose Mourinho in a Champions League game against Maccabi Tel Aviv in September 2015, is Lyon’s second summer signing following the arrival of Brazilian left-back Fernando Margal from Benfica.
Lyon begin pre-season training on Tuesday but Traore will not join up with his new team-mates until July 10.
Meanwhile, Aulas confirmed that Lyon are in talks with Real Madrid about the potential signing of forward Mariano Diaz.
