AC Milan know that they have a real talent on their hands in Chaka Traore, and they are already thinking about planning for the long term with the winger.
La Gazzetta dello Sport recall how Traorè played for the first time in Serie A against the Rossoneri back on 10 April 2021 back when games were played behind closed doors, but the news reverberated when the then-16-year-old came on five minutes from the end and even came close to scoring with a header.
Two years later, Traorè is one of the spearheads of Milan’s Primavera side, arguably being the star of the show for Ignazio Abate’s side with five goals and three assists in 15 games. Pioli says he is ‘following him carefully’, Abate praised him in La Gazzetta earlier today, but there is still work to be done.
There is an interesting story behind the teenager too given that until a few years ago his name was down as ‘Cissè’ and he played under this moniker. Those who accompanied him to Italy from the Ivory Coast violated the rules for underage players as they made the authorities believe that the boy was arriving for an alleged family reunification.
It turns out they already had accomplices, Africans already residing in Italy, and passed them off as parents through false birth certificates. However, he was quickly noticed as having a talent for football and the rest is history.
After three appearances in Serie A with Parma and one in the Coppa Italia he chose to further his career after their relegation by choosing Milan. He was signed for around €400k with a three-year contract.
Now, he has been nicknamed ‘little Chaka’ by Leao – with whom he has a good relationship – and he will turn 18 on December 23, meaning he will then be able to sign his first professional contract.
That means Milan will lock down the Ivorian in 2023 when they are able to extend the deal by five years, which is a fitting reward for an immense talent that led the Rossoneri to topping their UEFA Youth League group.
Yes , he is the real successor of Leao, they play similar football. Hope he will renew for a long term contract.
Yes. Although he doesn’t have some physicality leao, but maybe he has some advantages like neymar junior or vini junior.
Lock him down for 5yrs and go for free after we make him d best player in serie a