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title: "Exclusive: Pundit warns Wolves not to sell Adama Traore amid Chelsea interest"
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published: "2021-06-08T05:50:53Z"
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# Exclusive: Pundit warns Wolves not to sell Adama Traore amid Chelsea interest

**Selling Adama Traore would be a mistake, former Premier League forward Dean Windass has warned Wolves amid interest from Chelsea.**

According to [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/05/30/chelsea-transfer-targets-revealed-thomas-tuchel-tells-roman/), the 25-year-old is a target for Chelsea as Thomas Tuchel looks to bring in competition for Reece James at right wing-back.

Prior, it had been reported that Traore was [close to signing a new deal](https://www.goal.com/en/news/traore-set-to-end-liverpool-barcelona-transfer-speculation/8rif4rv2p5i41ktonvz73y9ek) at Molineux, but interest from the European champions could now easily change that.

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For Windass, though, the decision to sell the Spanish winger this summer would be a bad one. He told **TT** in an exclusive interview:

*“I think it’d be a mistake because obviously, listen, the kid’s only young, but he catches pigeons. He’s probably the quickest lad in the Premier League.”*

While Traore has yet to sign the new deal that is reportedly being discussed, he still has a couple years left on his current contract, so Wolves are under no immediate pressure to sell.

Last season, the Spain international averaged a whopping 4.1 dribbles per game, the most in the Premier League ([per WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/2/Seasons/8228/Stages/18685/PlayerStatistics/England-Premier-League-2020-2021)), so he is virtually irreplaceable on that front. Furthermore, you can see why Windass is urging Wolves not to part ways with their man this summer.