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title: "Sam Inkersole claims Chelsea don’t need Adama Traore"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Nick Pratt"
section: "Chelsea Football Club"
published: "2021-07-22T04:44:42Z"
modified: "2021-07-22T04:44:42Z"
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# Sam Inkersole claims Chelsea don’t need Adama Traore

According to the [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2708546/2021/07/18/chelsea-transfers-haaland-and-rice-deals-stalling-but-can-ings-and-tchouameni-satisfy-fans/), Chelsea are believed to still be interested in signing Wolves winger Adama Traore this summer, but Football London’s Blues correspondent [Sam Inkersole](https://www.football.london/authors/sam-inkersole/) believes they don’t need him.

The 25-year-old was recently part of Luis Enrique’s Spain squad at Euro 2020, making just [one substitute appearance](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/teams/122--spain/squad/) in the 5-0 win against Slovakia.

As well as playing on the wing, Traore, can also play wing-back and did so under former Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo who opted to play a system with 5 at the back. In his 140 Premier League appearances for Wolves, Traore, has [scored seven goals and provided 14 assists.](https://www.premierleague.com/players/4979/Adama-Traor%C3%A9/overview)

Two of his key attributes are his pace and power, but Chelsea correspondent Sam Inkersole thinks the Wolves man is hit and miss.

*“You can get him on a good day, he’s borderline unstoppable, you just can’t deal with him.*

*“But then on other games he can be anonymous, but then again that can happen to any footballer I suppose”.*

Chelsea has an abundance of talent that can play on the wing, including the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi, Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount. With this many players Sam Inkersole doesn’t believe that the club necessarily have to move for Traore.

*“Chelsea don’t need him, they’ve got a plethora of attacking midfielders, wingers at the club already.*

*“I don’t think it’s a move that Chelsea really need to be making, unless it’s a good deal”.*