Chelsea’s Bertrand Traoré has joined Ajax on a season-long loan, the Dutch club have announced.
The Burkina Faso international, who moved to Chelsea from the French side Auxerre, spent two seasons on loan at Vitesse Arnhem, where he worked under new Ajax coach, Peter Bosz.
A statement on Ajax’s website on Friday confirmed the 20-year-old will join up with the squad for the forthcoming Eredivisie season, with Traoré pictured arriving at the club’s training ground.
“Ajax have reached agreement with Bertrand Traoré and Chelsea FC,” said the statement. “The attacker is loaned from the English club, where he is under contract at this time. The loan has a term of one year, until 30 June 2017.”
The club’s sporting director, Marc Overmars, added: “I’ve been working on signing Traoré for over a year. It is now up to Traoré to show that Ajax is the right choice for him and Chelsea. He has many qualities. He is quick, targeted and it is an advantage that he knows the Dutch league. The presence of Peter Bosz was important to him, they worked well together at Vitesse.”
Traoré made 10 Premier League appearances for Chelsea last season, scoring twice.
