Wolves star Adama Traore is a really hot prospect in the transfer market right now.
The flying winger has been linked with Liverpool, Manchester City and Barcelona, per a recent report from 90min.
And given his blistering start to the 2019/20 Premier League campaign, this piece of news doesn’t really come as a surprise.
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The former La Masia student has risen to prominence as of late and looks set to become one of the most uniquely menacing players on the continent in the not too distant future.
But what exactly do Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp see in the 23-year-old winger and what’s so special about him?
To answer those questions, we sought out the opinions of those who know him best…
Micky Gray, former Sunderland player
Gray has seemingly been following Traore’s development and he spoke about the player in length on talkSPORT’s Drivetime.
He heaped praise on the 23-year-old, stating that he would take him over Wilfried Zaha if he was given the option to choose.
Here’s what he said in full, as quoted by talkSPORT:
“When Jurgen Klopp says before Liverpool’s game against Wolves, ‘we’ve got to look out for a player like Adama Traore because he’s a top class player and he’s a threat’, that says everything to me.
“He’s been around, and we knew he had the pace and the quality, but it was his final distribution [that needed work]. And with what we’ve seen from him in this first half of the season, he’s been outstanding.
“But if I was buying a wide player now, and it was between him and Wilfried Zaha, I’d take Traore every day of the week!”
Pep Guardiola, current Manchester City manager
Guardiola experienced Traore’s raw power for the second time this season when Wolves did the impossible and toppled the reigning Premier League Champions by overturning a 2-0 deficit over Christmas.
The 23-year-old winger was vital for their success, netting a goal and an assist in the process, adding to the brace he scored at the Etihad Stadium earlier this season.
Speaking on the player in question, Guardiola was naturally full of praise, comparing Traore’s pace to a motorcycle, as quoted by The Sun:
“He is a motorcycle!
“It’s almost impossible. Nobody can handle this pace.”
Jurgen Klopp, current Liverpool manager
The German manager himself already thinks the world of his reported target.
Speaking ahead of Wolves’ visit to Anfield at the end of the year, Klopp singled Traore out, praising his talent and claiming he’s more dangerous than Jamie Vardy.
Here’s what he said, as quoted by FourFourTwo:
“At Middlesbrough he was exceptional, but somebody had to give him the right information.
“(He is) A big, big talent. You would never have thought he is that young, but he is still very young, and now he has found it (the right manager). It was always clear it would happen one day, and now it has. Good for Wolves!
“He is really dangerous. In a big space (Leicester striker) Jamie Vardy is difficult to defend, but I would say Traore is even more difficult to defend because his speed is exceptional.”
Verdict
Traore has already received rave reviews from both coaches and pundits in world football.
If Liverpool really do end up scooping his signature it’s unlikely they would regret it.