Watford are closing in on their second Italian arrival of the summer, with goalkeeper Ravaglia set to complete a move from Bologna in the coming days, while right-back Traore is also on course to join despite technically having just signed for Udinese.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Watford have reached an agreement with Bologna for Ravaglia, with the 1999-born goalkeeper due to fly to London for a medical before putting pen to paper.
The deal is being finalised on the basis of a loan with an option to buy worth around €8m, which would turn into an obligation should Watford secure promotion to the Premier League, a structure that suited both clubs and gives the goalkeeper the chance to establish himself as a regular starter in the Championship after struggling for game time behind Lukasz Skorupski at Bologna.
Traore's situation is more unusual. Udinese completed the signing of the 1998-born full-back only days ago, but he is now expected to spend next season on loan at Watford rather than in Serie A.
The two clubs share the same ownership under the Pozzo family, which has allowed Udinese to use their English sister club as a pathway for developing squad members. Sporting director Franco Collavino confirmed the plan at the club's kit launch, explaining that the move to a less competitive league was always part of the thinking behind signing him.
Asked directly whether Traore had been bought for Udinese or Watford, Collavino said: "No mystery, he'll go to Watford. That was always his trajectory, to put him in a slightly less competitive league than Udinese's, then we'll see."
He also addressed ongoing exit speculation involving Oumar Solet and Jaka Bijol, saying: "They're players who are with us at the moment, but the market is long and you can't make predictions about what other clubs might want. If nobody asks about them we're happy, we think about giving continuity to the project. But Udinese's spirit and scouting activity confirms our ability to renew the squad regardless of which players leave."
Both moves reflect the close working relationship between the two Pozzo-owned clubs, with Watford increasingly used as a proving ground for talent the family wants to develop away from the immediate pressure of Serie A.