Chelsea recently reached an agreement with one of the most promising players currently evolving in European football. Bertrand Traore who impressed the Blues in his trial matches during the Asian summer tour, has just turned 18 which gave him the right to sign a professional contract.

According to ESPN, Mourinho recently spoke about his new player who made his national debut when he was only 15. He managed 10 appearances for Burkina Faso and scored a few goals for Chelsea during the summer. Mou kept him around until he turned 18 so he could make their collaboration official.

Traore is now the Blues’s player for the next 4 and a half years. According to Chelsea’s Portuguese manager, the young Burkina Faso international was monitored by the London team for a long time, even before Mourinho returned to Stamford Bridge. He also said that Traore is one of the biggest players of his generation which sounds very promising coming from someone like “The Special One.

Chelsea signed Bertrand Traore after he managed those confident performances against the Asian teams which had to face the Blues during the summer. It is not a very common sight to see such a young footballer play with such confidence in front of so many people. Even if his adversaries came from Malaysia and Indonesia, it still took a lot of character to perform the way he did.

Mourinho spoke about Traore’s future opportunities to make the team. It is very unlikely for him to manage any appearance this season considering players with a lot more experience like Lukaku have been sent on loan. Chelsea also have a pretty strong second team which is capable of competing at the highest level possible. Fans saw that against Arsenal who did not manage to compete with the likes of Willian or Mata who are not always part of Mourinho’s starting eleven.

Traore is only 18 so he has a lot of time to adapt and grow. He will probably be sent on loan to another Premier League team in order to get acquainted with English football.