joins Ajax on loan
AFP
20:00 12/08/2016
The Hague - Chelsea signed forward Bertrand Traore to a new three-year deal on Friday before sending the Burkina Faso international out on loan to Dutch giants Ajax for the upcoming season.
Traore, 20, joins the four-time European champions ahead of the first leg of their Champions League play-off tie at home to Rostov on Tuesday.
"I'm very happy to be an Ajax player. So I'm excited to start playing for Ajax," Traore said on Friday as he toured his new club.
"I like the league here in Holland. I like this style of playing, so I'm very happy to be here," he said, adding the team had "fantastic players.