Just maybe Traore was always a stalking horse, like a lot of us maybe Conte would have taken him if that's all that was available, as Conte said himself hinted back in early January was that the best on offer?
Kulusevski could possibly be Conte’s new Eden Hazard - thesportsupdater.com
I have no doubt we wanted Diaz but the Bindippers with CL football got him, however I wouldn't be at all surprised if Kulu wasn't higher on Conte's wish list than Traore and maybe even Diaz.
Kulu could be the attacking box-to-box player that Conte loves, unproven but with potential ....
Kulusevski seems a pretty versatile player so Conte will have needed to figure out the position or positions that he wants to try him out in - whether that's a Moussa Dembele type role or an Eden Hazard type role.