Everton set to make Adama Traore transfer bid in January as Frank Lampard targets shock swoop for Ferencvaros winger
EVERTON are ready to make a bid for Ferencvaros winger Adama Traore, according to reports.
The Toffees could launch a January bid for the 27-year-old who has caught the eye this season claim Calciomercato.
Traore has played 14 times this season scoring 12 goals and assisting four for the club.
He played a key role in the Hungarian side’s qualification into the Europa League group stage.
The Mali international has only just joined Ferencvaros having made a summer switch from Sheriff Tiraspol based in Moldova.
Traore spent two years there winning the league twice and he even scored in the club’s first ever Champions League match, a win over Shakhtar Donestk.
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He also played in the minnows’ famous 1-2 win over Real Madrid last season.
At Sheriff, Traore played 61 times scoring 25 goals.
The 27-year-old played for Congolese club TP Mazembe for a number of seasons before being brought to Europe by French side Metz.
Traore struggled to get into the team there but he is ready to make his mark on French football as Ferencvaros play Monaco in the Europa League on Thursday.
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Frank Lampard is supposedly looking to continue to bolster his squad in January with Everton still lacking options in wide areas to support Demarai Gray, Dwight McNeil and Anthony Gordon.
Everton are 16th in the Premier League and are so far yet to win a match this season.
They are to welcome West Ham on Sunday with the match hopefully going ahead as it is being played at Goodison Park rather than in London.