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title: "Wolves: Adama Traore backed to play 12th man role this season"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-premier-league-adama-traore-transfer-news-updates/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-07-29T11:40:15Z"
modified: "2022-07-29T11:40:15Z"
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# Wolves: Adama Traore backed to play 12th man role this season

**[Wolves](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/) winger Adama Traore could play a key role as an impact substitute for Wanderers this season, according to reliable journalist Steve Madeley.**

### The Lowdown: Traore’s future up in the air

Bruno Lage shipped the Spaniard off to Barcelona during the January transfer window last season, having clearly not seen him as a key figure, despite once being [called](https://theathletic.com/2177047/2020/11/03/adama-traore-wolves-puzzle-future/) ‘amazing’ by Nuno Espirito Santo.

Traore struggled at the Catalan giants, however, [failing to score and registering just two assists](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/140088/Show/Adama-Traor%C3%A9) in 11 [La Liga](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/la-liga-news/) appearances overall, and he has since returned to Wolves.

It remains to be seen if he will still be a Wanderers player come the end of deadline day.

### The Latest: Winger backed for impact role

Madeley took to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/SteveMadeley78/status/1552596176356216832?s=20&t=X8hAKBjNhoOhl703PDkBkQ) to claim that the winger could be used off the bench this term, causing mayhem in the process:

> “He’s obviously not a perfect wide player for Lage’s ‘plan A’. But with 5 subs this season there will be plenty of scope for bringing on subs to do a specific job and that could make a substitute like Traore even more valuable.”

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### The Verdict: Would he be happy?

There is definite logic in this idea, with five substitutes this season giving Lage more freedome to unleash Traore’s incredible pace against tiring legs.

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Whether or not the 26-year-old is content with playing a squad role is very much up for debate, however, and he has been [linked](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-chiefs-discussed-adama-traore-transfer-move/) with a move to Leeds United, where he could feature more prominently.

It seems clear that Lage doesn’t see Traore as his type of player, in terms of his all-round game – he wouldn’t have been loaned out if not – but if both are happy with an impact role, it could be a shrewd move.