Chelsea news: Turkish club official held talks with 21-year-old forward Bertrand Traore after Europa League final, Everton also closely linked
Turkish-Football recently reported that Galatasaray director of football Cenk Ergun travelled to Sweden for the Europa League final between Manchester United and Ajax.
Ergun attended the game on Wednesday to scout Chelsea forward Bertrand Traore and a number of other players from the Dutch giants.
The plot thickened today as Turkish sports newspaper Fanatik confirmed reports that Ergun was present at the game and that he held direct talks with Traore after the game.
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Ergun is reported to have told Traore about Galatasaray’s plans next season in a bid to convince him into making a temporary move to Turkey.
Galatasaray are keen on loaning the 21-year-old Chelsea ace.
Traore spent the season on loan at Ajax scoring 13 goals and providing six assists in all competitions.
Per the source, Everton, Stoke City, Borussia Dortmund, Red Bull Leipzig, Monaco and Lyon are all in the race for the Burkino Faso international.
Galatasaray are hopeful that head coach Igor Tudor will be able to convince his former Juventus teammate Antonio Conte into favouring a loan move to the Istanbul giants.
