📝 Mai Traore Signs

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We have completed the signing of Guinean forward Mai Traore from Norwegian club, Fredrikstad.

An undisclosed fee has been paid for the 25-year-old, who will join us subject to international clearance and a visa being granted.

Traore, who has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the option of another year in the club?s favour, has more than 60 Norwegian top-flight appearances to his name.

And director Richard Montague is delighted to bolster our attacking options by adding him to the squad.

Montague said: ?Mai is a really exciting signing for us, bringing pace, power and an eye both for goals and assists.

?He?s very effective in the press, his link-up play is strong and he?s left footed, which adds another dimension for us at the top of the pitch.

?While his performances in Scandinavia indicate that he?s more than capable of making an immediate impact for us, we feel he has huge potential to improve ? and we believe he?s joining the perfect club to do that.?

Traore?s first move to Scandinavia saw him sign for Swedish third-tier club, Vasalunds IF, as a 19-year-old. Having impressed for their development sides, Traore?s breakthrough season came in 2020 when he helped fire the club to promotion with 23 goals and eight assists in 29 matches.

His exploits put him on the radar of several clubs, with one of Norway?s biggest teams, Viking FK, winning the race for his signature.
Traore went on to make 36 top-flight appearances for Viking before spending the 2023 campaign on loan at Tromso in the same division.
He completed a permanent transfer to Fredrikstad last January and will soon commence a new chapter in English football.

I'm quite excited about this - I read he signed for Fredrikstad for 300k, if we keep Jatta them both linking up could be something special

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I'm quite excited about this - I read he signed for Fredrikstad for 300k, if we keep Jatta them both linking up could be something special

Transfermarkt has that fee at Euro350k and gives him a current market value of Euro450k so I think the club/Radar must be pretty darned sure about this one. No idea what we've paid, of course, but it won't be peanuts that's for sure.

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I'm quite excited about this - I read he signed for Fredrikstad for 300k, if we keep Jatta them both linking up could be something special

And drop who?

I think he has to fight for a place because nobody deserves to be dropped on current form. He'll get a game when McG needs a rest but really can't see how it's going to fit in?

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[QUOTE=Elite_Pie;40652047]I'm not sure of the details and may be wrong, but isn't the fact he needs a visa down to Brexit?[/QUO

I'm not sure of the details and may be wrong, but isn't the fact he needs a visa down to Brexit?

As he's African, he'd need a visa anyway as we were never in Schengen so no, you can't blame Brexit this time I'm afraid.

This site is VERY slow tonight

[Med Pie]

[QUOTE=Elite_Pie;40652047]I'm not sure of the details and may be wrong, but isn't the fact he needs a visa down to Brexit?[/QUO

I'm not sure of the details and may be wrong, but isn't the fact he needs a visa down to Brexit?

As he's African, he'd need a visa anyway as we were never in Schengen so no, you can't blame Brexit this time I'm afraid.

This site is VERY slow tonight

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Does that mean I'm wrong 3 times?

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Does that mean I'm wrong 3 times?

Yes. Unless you're sitting at a table, if I understand the rules correctly

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Yes. Unless you're sitting at a table, if I understand the rules correctly

Funnily enough I was sitting at a table with a few others. I asked Paul Manns ex-wife and Alan Ball's grandson and they weren't sure either.

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I really like the look of him and he has a good left foot. Lets face it, left-footed players are god's gift to the game. My only concern would be that he hasn't done much for the last few years, but at 25 could have some good time in front of him, if Notts can get him moving.