Chelsea set to make big money by selling this player.

Chelsea are set to receive a transfer fee that is being reported at around £16m from Lyon for the services of Betrand Traore.

It's a massive amount of money for a player who had a fantastic season with Ajax last term, with Vitesse Arnhem two seasons ago and someone who had showed in our first team glimpses of what he could do before that.

There is and will always be an argument about bring these players through the ranks of which I understand. He has more than proven his worth when he plays regular football scoring goals wherever he has been including in our first team as I mentioned.

The problem for Traore is that he is faced (at present) with the likes of Diego Costa and Michy Batshuayi ahead of him to try and get any sort of look-in for a place in Antonio Conte's plans. Is he better than Costa? No he isn't. Is he better than Batshuayi? No he isn't. So what other choice does the club have?

The 21-year-old is the subject of plenty of interest from clubs in Europe but it's Lyon that have made their intentions clear as they are already in advanced negotiations over the massive fee. Expect a deal to be announced shortly.

What do you think of Traore?

Article Source: The Independent.