De Laurentiis and Napoli confirm Traore signing

Napoli and President Aurelio De Laurentiis have formally introduced the signing of Hamed Junior Traore from Premier League aspect Bournemouth on mortgage with a proper to purchase. 

The Partenopei formally filed Traore’s paperwork with the Lega Serie A earlier on Wednesday night. 

The 23-year-old strikes to the Stadio Maradona on an preliminary six-month mortgage deal, with Napoli retaining the correct to purchase outright for a price of €25m. 

Traore carried out his medical in Naples on Tuesday earlier than signing off on his contract. He isn’t anticipated to journey to Saudi Arabia to affix his teammates for the Supercoppa Italiana, which kicks off in Riyadh on Thursday night. 

It’s a return to Serie A for Traore, who spent three years in Empoli’s academy, earlier than becoming a member of Sassuolo in 2019, the place he made a complete of 108 prime flight appearances. 

Together with his time with Empoli, Traore already has 150 Serie A appearances plus an additional 10 within the Premier League to his identify on the age of 23. 

As is customary for Napoli signings, President De Laurentiis was the primary to formally announce the information on social media. His tweet was shortly adopted by the membership’s official assertion. 

Benvenuto Hamed !

— AurelioDeLaurentiis (@ADeLaurentiis) January 17, 2024

From Ivory Coast to Napoli. Welcome Hamed! 👋

💙 #ForzaNapoliSempre #FromNapolitotheWorld pic.twitter.com/cJk1A4HtQh

— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) January 17, 2024