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title: "Fans on social media react as Steven Gerrard could axe Bertrand Traore in January"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2021/11/23/fans-on-social-media-react-as-steven-gerrard-could-axe-bertrand-traore-in-january/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2021-11-23T15:43:38Z"
modified: "2021-11-23T15:43:39Z"
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# Fans on social media react as Steven Gerrard could axe Bertrand Traore in January

Bertrand Traore may have an uncertain future at Aston Villa following Steven Gerrard’s appointment as manager, according to the [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/aston-villa-traore-let-go-january/).

The 26-year-old has spent a lot of time on the sidelines and bench this season due to injury and losing his place in the starting lineup, so a January departure could be on the cards. Fans on [social media](https://twitter.com/search?q=bertrand%20traore&src=recent_search_click) don’t want him sold.

> Maybe the most quality player in the squad but his workrate is very improvely. I hope he will get a second chance at villa [#avfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/avfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — juanjitovillano (@Juanjit71188575) [November 23, 2021](https://twitter.com/Juanjit71188575/status/1463056968503943168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> If he wants to get rid of wingers I'd sell El Ghazi first
>
> — David Djuphammar (@daviddjuphammar) [November 23, 2021](https://twitter.com/daviddjuphammar/status/1463058415496970243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/UTVlLLA/status/1463109833838800899?s=20

https://twitter.com/GregPattinson11/status/1463113991505559555?s=20

Traore [joined](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bertrand-traore/transfers/spieler/131996) Villa from Olympique Lyonnais in September 2020 and has gone on to make [43 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bertrand-traore/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/131996) in all competitions, scoring eight goals with seven assists.

This season, however, he’s made only [five appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bertrand-traore/leistungsdaten/spieler/131996) across the board and is yet to score or make an assist. Traore has amassed only 117 minutes of football, so he’s not made an impact in his second campaign at the club.

It would be a big call to move on the Burkina Faso international midway through the season, however, as he is an effective forward when fit – Traore had a hand in 15 goals from [38 games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bertrand-traore/leistungsdaten/spieler/131996/plus/0?saison=2020) in 2020/21.

*Football Insider* say Villa are open to selling or loaning Traore out in January, but it remains to be seen if that’s true.

***[In other news, Frederic Guilbert posts pic on IG after team rescue point and shares family snap](https://readastonvilla.com/2021/11/23/frederic-guilbert-posts-pic-on-ig-after-team-rescue-point-and-shares-family-snap/)***