Official: Genoa sign Traore from Olympique Marseille on loan with €10m option
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Genoa have officially completed the signing of Traore from Olympique Marseille on a loan deal with a €10 million option to buy.
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Attributed to original sourceGenoa have officially signed midfielder Hamed Junior Traore from Olympique Marseille, on loan with an option to buy, after his experiences at Sassuolo and Bournemouth.
“It is a pleasure to be back in Italy and I thank Genoa for this chance,” he told the club website.
“I hope to deserve the faith of the coach, my teammates and these fans.”
Traore returns to Serie A Hamed Junior Traore joins Genoa from Olympique Marseille (genoacfc.it) The Ivory Coast international has made his return to Italian football, having started out in the Empoli youth academy.
He then moved to Sassuolo, where he was sold to Bournemouth for €25.6m in 2023.
There were injuries and loan spells with Napoli, Auxerre and Marseille, the latter with an option to make permanent for €7.7m.
According to multiple sources , Genoa have taken Traore on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season for a total fee of around €10m.
The 26-year-old had his medical tests this week and put pen to paper with Genoa.
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What happened
Genoa have announced the capture of Traore from Olympique Marseille. The agreement is structured as a loan with an option to buy worth €10 million. The move reinforces Genoa's squad as they look to strengthen ahead of the season. Traore joins as a new attacking option for the Grifone, adding pace and creativity to their forward line.
Chance analysis
This is a concrete, official transfer confirmed by the club. Genoa gain a versatile attacking reinforcement on favorable financial terms (loan with buy option), which reduces risk. For Marseille, offloading a squad player on loan with a buy option generates potential funds while freeing up wage space. The deal has moderate market relevance for Serie A prediction models assessing Genoa's attacking depth.
Genoa strengthen their attack with a new signing; Marseille offload a squad player with potential future revenue.
Genoa add an attacking player from Ligue 1; factor into Serie A match predictions for improved offensive depth.