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Chelsea trialist Bertrand Traore from Burkina Faso football royalty

Chelsea's latest teen whizkid Bertrand Traore comes from footballing royalty.

Traore, still 17, has played for Burkina Faso despite not officially being tied to Chelsea in the past three years.

His father, Feu Traore Isai, also represented his country while his older brother, Alain, plays as a striker for Lorient in France.

He has been ahead of his age at national level for a long time, too, playing in the Under 17 World Cup at the age of 14.

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