Adama Traoré has been one of the great surprises of this winter market. He arrived almost on tiptoe, under the shadow of other more notorious additions, such as Ferran Torres or Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, but the young and powerful youth squad has managed to win a place in Xavi’s starting elevendespite the very tough competition in attack, thanks to his ability to unbalance and power from the right wing.
However, his superb performances have not yet earned him continuity. As AS has learned, the club wants to take a little more time to make a decision. And it is that if Barcelona wants Adama as property, he is currently on loan from Wolverhampton until the end of the season, will have to pay the English club a total of 30 million euros. An important amount, especially if we take into account the precarious financial situation of Barcelona and the need to direct all the economic investment this summer to face the signing of Erling Haaland.
It is true that this initial amount could be reduced, or even solved, thanks to Francisco Trincao. The Portuguese winger, who plays for Wolves on loan, has a purchase clause of 30 million, which if the English club executes, Adama could come for free, in a pure exchange. If the Wolves finally give up on keeping the player, as some media from England point out, the club would have to pay a six million penalty. Hence, in the worst case scenario, if Barcelona decides to keep Adama, He would ‘only’ have to pay 24 million to the Wolves.
In any case, the final decision is up in the air. “We have to wait, it’s still too early to make a decision,” they assure AS from club sources. Although the truth, and as recognized by the president Joan Laporta himself in the presentation of the L’Hospitalet player, the intention and desire of the club is to stay with Adama beyond this season.