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title: "West Ham monitoring Lyon forward Bertrand Traore"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/01/23/west-ham-monitoring-lyon-forward-bertrand-traore/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Turk"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2020-01-23T09:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-01-23T09:00:00Z"
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# West Ham monitoring Lyon forward Bertrand Traore

West Ham United’s search for a winger has joined Premier League rivals Leicester City and Bournemouth in looking at ex-Chelsea star Bertrand Traore.

That’s according to [Foot Mercato](https://www.footmercato.net/ligue-1/transferts/info-fm-ol-ca-se-bouscule-en-premier-league-pour-bertrand-traore_272243), who claim Bournemouth are preparing an offer worth £29.7million, although there may not be a clear path to his services.

Their report adds that West Ham and Leicester are both monitoring the 24-year-old, but it’s still unclear whether the interest in serious.

The Burkina Faso international has failed to score a single Ligue 1 goal so far this season, so Lyon may be willing to move him on.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Considering he’s failed to find the net once this term, I believe it presents a serious risk to splash the reported £30million on Traore.

[He’s capable of playing anywhere across the front line](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bertrand-traore/profil/spieler/131996) so with Sebastien Haller needing support and Felipe Anderson injured, you can see why David Moyes may be tempted to move for him.

Traore is capable of scoring goals; he netted 13 league goals in his debut season in France and seven last season but whether he’s ready to do the same in England remains to be seen.

Overall, I think there are better options out there, especially for better value, and West Ham would be wise to steer clear.