Aston Villa have signed forward Bertrand Traore from Lyon for an undisclosed fee, subject to international clearance. Burkina Faso international Traore began his senior career with Villa’s Premier League rivals Chelsea and has also had loan spells with Dutch clubs Vitesse and Ajax. The 25-year-old boosts Villa’s attacking options further following the arrival of Ollie Watkins from Brentford for a club-record £28million earlier this month. Details of Traore’s contract at Villa Park have not been announced by the club. 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗦👀 pic.twitter.com/Vbnk7wSBLF — Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) September 19, 2020Villa boss Dean Smith told his club’s website: “We’re delighted that Bertrand has chosen to come to Villa.

Source: Irish Independent September 19, 2020 08:15 UTC