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title: "Wolves: Adama Traore still attracting Liverpool interest"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-08-15T13:40:32Z"
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# Wolves: Adama Traore still attracting Liverpool interest

**Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore ‘remains of interest’ to Liverpool as the Reds seek to recruit another attacker, according to [90Min](https://www.90min.com/posts/liverpool-transfer-news-adama-traore-wolves-origi-shaqiri).**

### The lowdown

The Spain international didn’t register a Premier League goal or assist until April last season, eventually finishing the campaign with four direct goal contributions (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/adama-traore/leistungsdaten/spieler/204103/plus/1?saison=2020)). However, he led the division for successful dribbles per 90 minutes with 4.1, edging Newcastle United’s Allan Saint-Maximin (via [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/2/Seasons/8228/Stages/18685/PlayerStatistics/England-Premier-League-2020-2021)).

Traore [played all 90 minutes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/leicester-city_wolverhampton-wanderers/index/spielbericht/3583480) as Bruno Lage’s Wolves tenure began with a 1-0 defeat at Leicester City on Saturday. He was guilty of missing what [BBC Sport’s Phil Dawkes](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58124900) called a ‘golden chance’ at 0-0 after racing through on goal.

### The latest

According to [90Min](https://www.90min.com/posts/liverpool-transfer-news-adama-traore-wolves-origi-shaqiri), Liverpool hope to ‘add at least one forward’ to their ranks before the end of the window, and Jurgen Klopp is a fan of Traore.

The Reds are ‘ready’ to facilitate the signing by offloading Xherdan Shaqiri, who’s ‘close’ to joining Lyon, and Divock Origi. Wolves’ stance is that the 25-year-old can leave for the right price, and that price happens to be £40m, but Liverpool are hopeful of negotiating a lower fee.

The Spaniard wants to leave Molineux this summer, having expressed a clear reluctance to sign a new deal.

### The verdict

If Traore isn’t entertaining the idea of a contract extension, Wolves will soon come under pressure to sell. He still has [two years left](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/adama-traore/profil/spieler/204103) on his current deal, but they need to be mindful of the situation as his contract winds down.

£40m may seem an optimistic valuation for a player who struggled to make an impact for most of last season, but Traore showed in 2019/20 what he’s capable of producing when at his best.

He scored six goals and set up another 12 in all competitions that year, striking up a [devastating partnership](https://twitter.com/optajoe/status/1275857151580344333?lang=en) with Raul Jimenez. If he does stay at Molineux, the returning Mexican striker should bring the best out of him once again.

**In other news, [some Wolves fans slammed this man’s performance at the King Power Stadium](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/wolves-fans-slam-conor-coadys-performance-v-leicester/).**