January 29, (THEWILL) – Adama Traore has joined Barcelona on a season-long loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers as confirmed by the Catalan giants.
At the end of the loan this summer, the Blaugrana have the option to buy back their academy graduate for €30 million. If Barcelona chooses this option, Traore has already agreed to a potential five-year contract.
After leaving the club in 2015, the Spain international returned to Camp Nou as an important flank option for the rebuilding project that Xavi Hernandez is embarking on.
Xavi was desperate for a winger, despite the coach’s insistence on two flying attackers on the flanks. With a reduced squad, Barcelona had a noticeable dearth of such players. There are a lot of centre-forwards, but there are not many wingers.
As a result, the coach has fulfilled a key objective for this window and the arrival of Adama Traore sends a clear message to Ousmane Dembele, who had already been urged to join another team if his contract issues remained unresolved at this point.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
