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Everton want to sign former Chelsea winger Bertrand Traore from Lyon this summer.

The London club signed the winger from the Auxerre academy in 2013 and he established himself at Stamford Bridge in the youth teams.

After enjoying loan spells at Vitesse and Ajax, he was finally sold to Lyon in 2017 and has enjoyed an impressive two-year stay in French football.

The Burkina Faso winger has netted 11 goals in all competitions this season for the Ligue 1 giants and could return to the Premier League this summer report Inside Futbol .

Everton have been tracking the former Chelsea man’s progress in France, and according to Yahoo Sport France , they are keen to make a move for Traore.

It has been claimed that the Toffees are to step up on their efforts and make sure the winger comes to Merseyside this summer.

Buoyed by a positive end to their season, Everton are prepared to back Marco Silva with funds in the window and the Portuguese wants to add attacking flair to his squad.

And Traore is said to have emerged as one of the players he wants Everton to pursue hard this summer.