Steven Gerrard has told Aston Villa to accept any permanent offer for Bertrand Traore in January should it arrive.
The Aston Villa boss doesn’t see a future for the winger at Villa Park as Gerrard barely used the 27-year-old last season and a sale could generate some spending cash during the January transfer window, reports Football Insider. .
Traore has been at Villa since 2020 and is under contract with the Birmingham club until 2024. The winger has made a total of 48 appearances for the Premier League club, scoring eight goals and assisting a further seven.
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Traore is currently on loan at Turkish club Istanbul Basaksehir for the season in which he has played nine times for the club. The winger has scored two goals in all competitions and the Istanbul club sits fifth in the Turkish league.
If a standing offer for the 27-year-old comes in January, Football Insider claims his loan deal will be terminated as Gerrard is desperate to get him off Villa’s books.