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West Ham will have to meet €20m valuation to sign 21 year old

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Chelsea will not sell forward Bertrand Traore for less than €20m (£17.4m) according to Footmercato.net.

The French website report that the Blues are not in a rush to sell the 21 year old, but they say the London club have received six bids for the Burkina Faso international, including one from West Ham.

In addition to the Hammers, Everton, Borussia Monchengladbach, Schalke 04, Lille and Lyon have all made offers for the player, but it remains to be seen whether any of them can meet Chelsea’s valuation.

Traore spent last season out on loan at Ajax. He played regularly on the right wing for the Dutch club, scoring 13 goals in 39 appearances, helping the Eredivisie side to a second place finish in the league, and to the final of Europa League.

Although yet to be confirmed by other more reliable news sources, a move for Traore would fit in to manager Slaven Bilic’s plans to purchase players with pace this summer. The Chelsea player can play either out wide or through the middle, and would certainly increase the depth of the Hammers’ squad in forward areas.

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