Traore was on the books at the West Midlands club between 2018 and 2023, making over 200 appearances, but left this summer at the end of his contract.

Now unattached to any team, the 27-year-old Spaniard is reportedly thought to be close to coming to another Premier League side.

The Athletic report that Fulham are close to signing Traore, and the deal is thought to be at at an advanced stage, with the start of the new season looming.

Fulham are looking for new wide players after losing Neeskens Kebano to Al Jazira and Manor Solomon to Tottenham, while Dan James returned to Leeds at the expiration of his loan deal.

The Cottagers signed Traore’s former Wolves team-mate Raul Jiminez for a £5m fee in their first acquisition of the off-season, following it up with a deal for Ajax’s Calvin Bassey which set them back £19m.

Traore was previously a player at Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, as well as spending half-a-season on loan at Barcelona in 2022.

Fulham finished 10th last season on their return to the Premier League last term, and will eye another top half finish.

Marco Silva’s Fulham side begin their Premier League season away to Everton on Saturday, before further league games against Brentford and Arsenal this month.

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Ajax, Wolfsburg, Real Sociedad and Fulham are those who are ‘expressing strong interest’ in De Ketelaere.

It’s claimed that those clubs are ‘closely watching’ the situation and are ‘ready to make a move’ in case the deal with Atalanta fails.

The blue and black side are said to be still ‘confident’ about the deal, but it’s admitted that this ‘pressure’ from all other clubs could complicate the situation.

The word in Italy has been that Atalanta will sign him on a loan deal paying €3m. Then they’ll have a buying option worth €26m plus bonuses.

Fulham have been linked to the midfielder for a while, and last week, it was even claimed they offered €15-20m for the outright transfer.

Maybe if they up their bid a little, they’d have a chance of convincing Milan, but that will only be possible if the deal with Atalanta completely falls through.