Anxious to strengthen itself at a lower cost, FC Barcelona succeeded last winter in recruiting Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Adama Traoré without paying any transfer compensation. The first city terminated his contract with Arsenal, as for the second, he was loaned by Wolverhampton.
Former resident of La Masia who left for England in 2015, Traoré was however a lot of talk in Catalonia. To put it simply, Blaugrana fans of Cruyffism were wondering what a player who had above all distinguished himself in the media thanks to his imposing muscles, rather than his sports performance, could bring them.
A difficult choice
But since returning to the fold, Traore has silenced the critics. Author of 5 assists since his arrival in January, the winger is largely satisfactory. However, AS tells us that culés leaders are facing a serious case of conscience with their number 37. As a reminder, Traoré is on loan with a purchase option set at 30 M €. A problematic amount.
According to information from AS, the sum of 30 million is considered too high by the Catalan management who wants to keep his money to manage the Haaland file. Francisco Trincão, on loan from Barça to Wolverhampton and estimated at 30 million, had been cited as a bargaining chip that could allow Traoré to come to FC Barcelona for free. But in England, the Portuguese striker does not really give satisfaction and the Wolves could decide not to keep him, which would therefore force Barça to release these 30 M€. For the moment, the Blaugranas have not yet decided.
