Wolves winger Adama Traore has left the door open to rejoining his former club Barcelona.
As per the Mail, he said: “Barcelona is my home, it is reality. I have grown up there, I have been there for 10 years.
“From here on we will have to manage with my agents and see what role Barca wants.”
Traore has apparently recently been in talks over a new contract, so it remains to be seen how these latest comments will impact those negotiations.
Something else which also adds another dimension to negotiations is Wolves’ reported interest in two Barcelona players.
Bruno Lage could apparently bring Francisco Trincao and Carles Alena to Molineux from the Nou Camp during his maiden transfer window.
That didn’t go unnoticed by some Wolves fans reacting to the report on Twitter, who mooted a potential swap deal.
Others noted that Barcelona are in a poor financial state right now, focusing on free transfers for the likes of Sergio Aguero and Memphis Depay.
It was reported last week that Leeds expect they’d need to spend £40 million to land Traore, which would be a club record for them.
So it’s hard to see how Barca could afford Traore right now. In any case, here’s how the Spanish international fluttering his eyelids in the direction of his former employer went down on social media:
They can’t afford him
— Adam b (@Adam11520205) June 21, 2021
£15m + Trincao and we’ll talk.
— Roneil 🏴 (@roneilcallo) June 21, 2021
Adama for Trincao and Alena. No money. @FCBarcelona go on
— Grady🐺 (@Darrgrady_) June 21, 2021
for the right money i’d happily let him go
— yung_basy (@BasyYung) June 21, 2021
They are signing free agents so I doubt they have any money tbf
— J Little (@jaylittle84) June 22, 2021
Ill take trincao plus 35 mil for him
— Carlos 🐺 (@FodusCaralho) June 21, 2021
Swap deal for Trincao maybe
— 🎭 (@_cfcsarah_) June 21, 2021
Barça have just signed Memphis. They also have Griezmann and Dembele on whom they spent a combined £300m.
— Tony 🇮🇪⚽️🐺 (@TonyWilde99) June 21, 2021
If Adama thinks he and his three annual goal contributions can start there, I say good luck to him 😆😆
Funny guy
— Nathan S C (@OhAnotherWolf) June 21, 2021
One of most exciting players in world on his day but doesn’t get anywhere near enough goals and assists for a winger. Can’t see Barca being interested.
— Rod (@RodJone75746225) June 22, 2021
for the right money i’d happily let him go
— yung_basy (@BasyYung) June 21, 2021
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