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title: "Wolverhampton Wanderers: Kevin Phillips thinks Wolves would sell Adama Traore if £70m offer is made"
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published: "2020-04-12T16:50:36Z"
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# Wolverhampton Wanderers: Kevin Phillips thinks Wolves would sell Adama Traore if £70m offer is made

**[Former Premier League Golden Boot winner](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier-league/torschuetzenkoenige/wettbewerb/GB1) Kevin Phillips believes that Wolves would sell Adama Traore if an offer of £70m was made for him.**

According to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-wolves-price-tag-for-traore-revealed-as-liverpool-sniff-stunning-deal/), the Molineux club value the 24-year-old at that amount and will not entertain offers lower than that, with [the same publication claiming](https://www.footballinsider247.com/liverpool-set-sights-on-traore-to-replace-mane-or-salah/) that Liverpool are targeting the winger as a potential signing.

Traore joined from Middlesbrough two years ago for a reported £18m (as per [BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45091226)) and Phillips believes that, while the winger has made an excellent impact at Wolves, the club should accept any bids that meet their £70m valuation of him.

He told [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-kevin-phillips-reacts-to-mega-money-wolves-bid-for-remarkable-player/): “He has developed brilliantly this year. His pace is an attribute nobody in world football has got – unbelievable. He can still frustrate you when he gets into that final third so is he worth £70million? I do not think so. Wolves may be doing that because they do not want to lose the player. If someone offered £70million I am pretty sure Wolves would take it.

“It would be disappointing if he leaves because it has been a remarkable turnaround this season. He has developed well under the manager and taken everything on board that he has been told to do. It would be a blow to lose him.”

One aspect where Phillips is absolutely right is in saying how superb Traore has been for Wolves his season and how big a void he would leave if another club can lure him from Molineux. Having [scored just once and provided three assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adama-traore/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/204103) in his first season at Wolves, the 24-year-old has notably increased his output for 2019/20 to [six goals and 10 assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adama-traore/leistungsdaten/spieler/204103). Two of those goals came in a magnificent [2-0 win at Manchester City](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49868094) in October.

According to [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/161/Show/England-Wolverhampton-Wanderers), he has been Wolves’ man of the match in six Premier League games this season, at least twice as many as any of his team-mates. Only Joao Moutinho has [provided more assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wolverhampton-wanderers/leistungsdaten/verein/543/reldata/%262019/plus/1) and [more key passes per game](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/161/Show/England-Wolverhampton-Wanderers) for Nuno Espirito Santo’s side this term, while a report from [Birmingham Live](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/wolves-adama-traore-speed-fast-15183397) claimed that he is the quickest player in the Premier League, having recorded a sprint of almost 23 miles per hour.

Traore is evidently a key asset for Wolves but Phillips may have a point in saying that an offer of £70m for him could be too difficult to turn down. The club’s [record transfer fee received is a modest £15.93m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/wolverhampton-wanderers/rekordabgaenge/verein/543) for Helder Costa’s switch to Leeds, so an offer for nearly five times that amount may be hard to resist. Much could rest on how the player feels about a possible move and whether he is happy to stay at Wolves or would like to take his chances at another club.

Traore has a [TransferMarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adama-traore/profil/spieler/204103) valuation of just £22.95m, so an offer of £70m should represent excellent value for him. However, as Phillips has said, it is also a question of how badly Wolves could be affected if they were to take the money for the impressive 24-year-old.

***Wolves fans, is Phillips right in saying that a transfer offer of £70m could tempt the club into selling Traore or is he simply too crucial to consider selling at any price? Join in the discussion by commenting below!***