BERTRAND TRAORE has signed a one-year deal with Wolves.
The winger, 31, joins the Championship side having been released by Sunderland at the end of last season.
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Ex-Chelsea star Traore was initially a regular for the Black Cats before suffering with significant knee issues.
Upon signing the experienced Burkina Faso international, Wolves boss Cesar Peixoto said: “It’s a position we wanted and he’s a good player to improve the team, one more option.
“He has the right characteristics I want in this position – good one versus one, strong, left footed to score or assist and fast to attack the space.
“It’s a position we’re going to change a lot during the season, so we needed more player with different characteristics for us to have options.
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“He needs time to get fit because he’s been working alone, and he needs time to know our idea of the game, but he is another option to help us fight to get to the Premier League.
“Like we saw on Sunday, the Championship is very tough, so we need two players in each position to manage the games.”
Traore first moved to English football with Chelsea in 2013, going on to score four goals in 16 first team appearances for the Blues.
The 91-cap star has since had further spells at Aston Villa and Sunderland, as well as successful stints abroad with Lyon and Ajax.
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Traore joins a Wolves side that has had a mixed start to life back in the second tier.
Peixoto’s men have won two, drawn two and lost one of their opening five games.
Traore has recently been training in Dubai while without a club.
But it remains to be seen how soon he will be available, having played barely 20 minutes of football since Afcon in January.
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