Tottenham handed Adama Traore transfer boost ahead of summer transfer window
According to the Spanish news outlet Sport (h/t The Express), Tottenham Hotspur have received a boost as Adama Traore may not stay at Barcelona beyond the 2022 summer transfer window. The English club had tried to sign him in January, but they ended up being piped by the Spanish side.
Barca had signed Traore on an initial long deal which would see him stay at Camp Nou until the end of this season. They have the option to permanently sign him for a fee of around £25million, but it seems that they will not trigger the clause after all. That is because of the bleak financial crisis that has unravelled at the club, causing them to take this stance.
The Catalans want to keep hold of the Spaniard, but they do not want to part ways with such an amount. Much of their doubts is also down to Ousmane Dembele’s resurgence that forced Traore to fall down the pecking order. Dembele is out of contract this summer which means that the La Liga club can only afford to either renew his deal or activate the buy-option for the Wolverhampton Wanderers loanee. As such, Tottenham could be handed an advantage going by this update.
Second chance for Spurs?
This news could potentially give us another shot at bringing the 26-year-old to N17. What makes things even better for us is that Xavi Hernandez’s side prefer to renew Dembele over permanently signing Traore. The Frenchman is still interested in staying at this current club if he can reach an agreement with his side over an extension.
Dembele had rejected several offers in the past, which does cause some concerns, but we are hopeful that his intentions, coupled with the Blaugrana side’s preference, could pave the way for us to receive a second chance at signing Traore. Antonio Conte is keen to bring the Wolves star to Spurs, with the North London side being long term admirers of the player as well.
Should Traore return to Molineux Stadium, the Wanderers could be forced to part ways with their loanee on a cut-price deal as he will enter the final year of his current contract. Since Conte had plans to use him as a right-wingback, we should back him by getting this deal over the line.
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However, there are still some concerning outcomes that we need to be wary of right now. Traore’s agent Jorge Mendes is aware of the complications and is trying to solve the situation at this moment. One such possibility is for the Blaugrana side to include either Trincao, who is currently on loan with Bruno Lage’s side or Riqui Puig, who is keenly admired by the latter.
Now we have to play a waiting game to see how the situation surrounding Traore will develop in the coming months. With so many different possibilities that could occur in the future, it remains to be seen whether we will get a second chance at signing him or not.
