Gruparea de pe Emirates Stadium îl consideră pe Traore înlocuitorul ideal pentru Emmanuel Adebayor şi este gata să ofere 4.000.000 de euro. De Traore mai sunt interesate Lazio, Hamburg, ŢSKA Moscova, Napoli şi Udinese. Atacantul ivorian a fost descoperit în 2007 de preşedintele clujenilor, Iuliu Mureşan, jucând fotbal pe un maidan din Abidjan, Coasta de Fildeş.
“Erau nişte condiţii mizerabile acolo! Deplorabil! Nici la noi în liga a cincea nu vezi aşa ceva. Totuşi, l-am remarcat la miuţa din clisă pe Lacina. Nu ne-a costat nimic, nefiind legitimat la nici un club. Juca fotbal pe stradă”, spune Iuliu Mureşan, preşedintele clujenilor, amintindu-şi de momentul în care a decis să-l aducă pe Traore la CFR.
La zece ani lucra într-o croitorie
Lacina provine dintr-o familie numeroasă, musulmană: tatăl său are patru soţii. Mai are 17 fraţi, 11 băieţi şi 6 fete, şi trăia într-o sărăcie cruntă. Câţiva dintre fraţii lui Lacina joacă şi ei fotbal, dar într-un cadru amator. “La 16 ani, Menene e cel mai talentat dintre noi. E un mijlocaş foarte bun. Să-l aducă CFR-ul”, spune Lacina. La 7 ani a început fotbalul, dar la 10 ani se lăsase: lucra într-o croitorie, pentru a-şi ajuta familia. A renunţat la croitorie, pentru a se face fotbalist: “Toată familia e bucuroasă pentru mine acum. Îi ajut lună de lună, le trimit bani”.
Lacina a mai fost căutat de Napoli (Italia), care a oferit 1.200.000 de euro, plus 10% dintr-un viitor transfer.
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