Shakhtar announced the signing of striker Lassina Traore from Ajax Amsterdam. The general director of the Donetsk club Sergei Palkin commented on the transfer of the 20-year-old Burkinian " To be honest, until recently it was hard to believe that we would be able to sign it, for one reason - most people don't leave Ajax so easily.. Traore still has a year of contract. He preferred a different club. We contacted his agent, there were quite long negotiations, but we came to a consensus, and today Lassina Traore is with us "

" Diverse footballer. He is very powerful, plays well with his head, as for a striker, he is quite technical, scores. If you look from all sides and evaluate among the attackers, then Traore has virtually all the qualities that we need.. Moreover, given the fact that Moraes was out for a very long period. May God grant him health, recover as soon as possible, but at the moment, I think this position needed to be strengthened. And we did it "

\? Sure. Who is already our inner kitchen?. We had many candidates, but Traore was chosen "

\? As in any negotiation process, there were some nuances. Here I would like to note that the agency company, which represented the football player, is quite strong and well-known in Europe. It is difficult to negotiate with them, but we coped, agreed and shook hands. Each side is satisfied - everything ended well, "

Last season, the Eredivisie Lassina Traore played 12 matches for Ajax, in which he scored 7 goals and gave 6 assists..