10 youngsters who can have a breakthrough season this year

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#7 Bertrand Traore

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Jose Mourinho is a huge admirer of the youngster who had a great spell at Vitesse last season
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Club: Chelsea

Age: 19

Position: Winger/Center Forward

Chelsea signed Traore from French club Auxerre and loaned him to Vitesse in January 2014. The teenager was quick to impress people in Netherlands and went on to score 3 goals in 15 games for the club while predominantly playing on the right wing. But when he was loaned to Vitesse again in the subsequent season, he was deployed as a lone striker. His switch in position didnt cause him a lot of troubleand he finished the season with 17 goals in 36 games for his side.

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Despite his young age, Traore has also represented his country, Burkina Faso, in 23 games and has also scored two goals for them. Interestingly his debut for the senior side came when he was just 15 years old!

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is a huge admirer of the teenager, but Traore had issues getting a work permit to play in England under the new Premier League rules, but Chelsea wanted the player to represent the team during the pre-season tour and managed to get his work permit ready.

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If Traore can win the faith of his manager during the preseason tour, then he can expect some chances to represent Chelsea or he can expect a loan move to get a taste of English football.

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