Lyon agree £16.75m fee for Chelsea striker Bertrand Traore despite interest from Everton and West Ham

Lyon will pay Chelsea £16.75m to land young striker Bertrand Traore ahead of Everton and West Ham.

The French club look well set to hold off the Premier League pair in order to complete a deal for Traore.

However there were still question marks over the deal, with Chelsea and Lyon yet to agree a fee.

But now L'Equipe has claimed that a deal has been reached with a sum of around £16.75m heading Chelsea's way and the 21-year-old set to sign a five-year deal.

The Burkina Faso-born hotshot had emerged as a target for both Everton and West Ham after he scored nine goals in 24 appearances on loan at Ajax last season.

But Lyon moved quickly to land him despite strong interest from within England.