Liverpool backed to strike half-price deal for ‘scary’ Traore after Wolves update – pundit
Noel Whelan has suggested Wolves could be tempted into selling Adama Traore to Liverpool for around £25million.
The former Leeds striker, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, claimed the Molineux outfit could not demand much more after a mixed campaign for the 25-year-old.
As revealed by Football Insider on Wednesday (July 7th), Liverpool have made contact with Wolves over a potential deal for the winger.
A Liverpool source has told this site the Reds are willing to pay between £20-25million for Traore.
Wolves are understood to value the former Barcelona and Aston Villa man at closer to £50million.
Traore still has two years left on his contract at Molineux.
Whelan suggested Liverpool could strike a deal for around £20million less than the Midlands giants’ demands.
Asked how much he thought Traore could go for, Whelan told Football Insider’s Russell Edge: “I think £25-30million is about right for that sort of player.
“He didn’t play regularly last season. He came off the bench plenty of times, started certain games.
“You saw glimpses of that brilliance and what he can do but not enough of it.
“Jurgen Klopp obviously sees someone there he can improve and make more potent.
“With an addition of someone like that to the forward line they already have, pretty scary.”
He has played 131 times for Wolves to date, with 10 goals and 18 assists under his belt.
The six-cap Spain international started 28 times in 37 Premier League appearances last term.
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