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Everton have confirmed that Ivory Coast forward Lacina Traore has joined the club on loan from Monaco for the remainder of the season.

Traore, 23 passed a medical this week despite a hamstring injury, and the club have been granted a work permit.

Everton boss Roberto Martinez said the 6ft 8in striker is a player who will quickly settle in at the club.

"Lacina is a player I really like. He is someone who would fit in really well in the role we want," Martinez said.

"He is a very talented footballer and has already had a couple of moves costing nearly £30m."

Traore only moved to Monaco from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala at the start of January, but the Ligue 1 club were happy to allow him to go out on loan to get more games.

West Ham had appeared to be after they applied for a work permit on his behalf - only to lose out to Everton.

Traore, who scored 12 goals in 24 appearances during the 2012-2013 season, played alongside Chelsea forward Samuel Eto'o at Anzhi after joining from Kuban Krasnodar in June 2012.

Martinez has been on the lookout for a striker since he allowed Nikica Jelavic to join Hull earlier in the transfer window to enable the Croatia international to play more regularly ahead of the World Cup.