Auxerre striker Alain Traore has insisted that he is ready to return to the first team after scoring twice for the club's reserves on Wednesday.

The 23-year-old has been out of action since December with a knee injury, before which he had enjoyed a seven-goal scoring streak.

"I have really missed playing. It was difficult seeing the team in trouble, but now I'm on the point of coming back and I'm going to give 100 per cent to get there and help the team to the best of my ability," Traore told Ligue1.com.

Auxerre travel to Rennes in Ligue 1 on Sunday.