TMW: Palermo make decision on €10m Chaka Traore option after play-off elimination | OneFootball

Palermo have made a decision regarding the future of Chaka Traore after it was confirmed that they will not be making their long-awaited return to Serie A, a report claims.

As TMW writes, after Palermo’s elimination from the Serie B promotion play-offs the evaluation phase has begun at Palermo ahead of next season, and it starts with the fact that Michele Mignani will remain the head coach having only been appointed in April.

The Rosanero have the ultimate ambition of returning to the top flight given that they are part of the City Football Group – with Manchester City the namesake – and therefore have certain strategic advantages.

The report adds that the Sicilian club has already decided not to buy both Liam Henderson – a Scottish midfielder who arrived on loan last summer from Empoli – and Chaka Traoré on permanent deals, despite having the option to do so.

Traore made the move to Palermo in January from Milan on an initial loan deal and he made just one start in the second half of the season for them, with one assist and zero goals to his name across 12 appearances.

He will thus return to base and it is likely that Milan’s new head coach will evaluate him over the summer before a decision is made about another loan or even potentially a sale, given there was a willingness to include a €10m option to buy in the deal with Palermo.