Bournemouth have confirmed the signing of Hamed Traore from Sassuolo on a permanent deal. After impressing on football loan in January.
The 23-year-old Ivory Coast midfielder joined the Premier League relegation club on loan in the January transfer window.
Traore has made seven Premier League appearances for the Cherries since his loan spell. by showing impressive technical capabilities.
He has four caps for the Ivory Coast national team and has played more than 100 times in Serie A.
Traore has emerged as a target for Bournemouth. After the Cherries dropped interest in Nicolo Zaniolo despite reportedly agreeing a £20m deal with Roma.
Traore, who is expected to sign a five-year contract has been sidelined in recent games due to a foot injury.
Bournemouth boss Gary O’Neill said: “Traore is still out, hopefully we can see him back on the pitch before the end of the season.”
Ahmad Traore joined Atalanta as a 13-year-old but was promoted to the Under-15s and played a key role in helping the club win the Scudetto in his first season UFABET
He has played across generations and as a 16-year-old was part of the Atalanta Under-19s. That won the league (Primavera 1) in 2019.
“He plays like Messi,” said Atalanta captain Papu Gomez jokingly. When asked about Ahmad Traoré, who admitted to watching a video of the Barcelona No.10 superstar for inspiration .