Burkina Faso winger Bertrand Traoré, 31, has signed a one-year contract with Wolverhampton, nine caps short of the 100 mark with Burkina Faso according to jrs直播网, which reports the free signing.
A new chapter in the Premier League for Bertrand Traoré. According to the aggregator jrs直播网, Wolverhampton have confirmed the free signing of the 31-year-old Burkina Faso winger for one year.
The return is part of a career that has taken him from England to Spain via the Netherlands, France and Turkey.
Nine caps short of 100
The report puts forward a figure that gives this signing extra weight: the Burkina Faso international is nine caps short of the 100 mark, again according to jrs直播网. A symbolic milestone for the man who has worn the Burkina Faso captain’s armband at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The moment could come as early as the autumn: Burkina Faso play a double-header against Mauritania on 13 and 17 November in the qualifiers for AFCON 2027.
A career spanning two shores
Arriving at Chelsea at 18, Bertrand Traoré got a taste of the Premier League and the Champions League there. His career then continued elsewhere: a Europa League finalist with Ajax in his youth, he spent three seasons at Lyon.
Aston Villa signed him in 2020 and kept him for four seasons, with a record of 10 goals in 62 matches. His English story continued at Sunderland last season, where he played 12 games, helping the club win promotion to the Premier League and qualify for Europe.
He also played in Istanbul, in Turkey, and at Villarreal, in Spain, before returning to Ajax, where he scored 10 goals in 49 matches. That career paints the picture of a well-travelled player, now looking to Wolverhampton.
Reunion at Wolverhampton
At Wolverhampton, Bertrand Traoré is reunited with Nasser Djiga, a defender at the club and his national team teammate. The two men were in the same squad at AFCON, where Traoré captained Burkina Faso.