Bertrand Traore
30-Year-Old
Sunderland
Premier
OUT
Injury Knee
Est. Return 2/22/2026
Will need three more weeks
Traore (knee) is expected to be sidelined for the next three weeks, manager Regis Le Bris told media during Friday's press conference. "[Bertrand] Traore needs probably three weeks to get back. He has been a miss because he is very experienced, and it is a demanding position. He has the efficiency to attack and defend."
ANALYSIS
Traore has yet to play for Sunderland since returning from the AFCON, and based on this time, don't expect the forward to be an option until late February in a best-case scenario. He only has one goal in the current EPL campaign, and Trai Hume has been starting at right midfield in his absence -- even though he's a player with a completely different profile.
Traore has yet to play for Sunderland since returning from the AFCON, and based on this time, don't expect the forward to be an option until late February in a best-case scenario. He only has one goal in the current EPL campaign, and Trai Hume has been starting at right midfield in his absence -- even though he's a player with a completely different profile.
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Will miss several weeks
Traore (knee) is set to miss four to six weeks due to injury, the club announced.
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Returns with injury
Traore has returned from international duty with an injury and is questionable moving forward, according to manager Regis Le Bris, per Phil Smith of the Sunderland Echo. "With Bertrand, we will see. Bertrand has come back with an injury that we will have to assess. It is an injury issue he has come back with, but we don't really know any more than that yet."
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Returning to Sunderland
Traore is heading back to Sunderland after completing his international duty with Burkina Faso at the AFCON and should be back available for next week's Premier League clash against Crystal Palace on Jan. 17.
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Off to AFCON
Traore is headed to AFCON with Burkina Faso and will miss at least three weeks with Sunderland.
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Nets one in win
Traore scored one goal to go with three shots (two on goal), two crosses (zero accurate) and two chances created in Saturday's 3-2 win against AFC Bournemouth.
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Might leave Villa for good
Traore could leave Aston Villa for good as Istanbul Basaksehir want to sign him on a permanent basis, according to Football Insider.
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Steven Gerrard has told Aston Villa to accept a permanent offer for the 27-year-old Burkina Faso. His chances of staying in Turkey are quite good, and it seems he simply doesn't have space in Villa's squad anymore.
Steven Gerrard has told Aston Villa to accept a permanent offer for the 27-year-old Burkina Faso. His chances of staying in Turkey are quite good, and it seems he simply doesn't have space in Villa's squad anymore.