West Ham told to reject Adama Traore deal – ‘I sold him at Aston Villa’
West Ham United should not sign Adama Traore in the January transfer window according to former Premier League CEO Keith Wyness.
Traore has been linked with a move from Fulham to West Ham, and the winger could be available for a cut-price.
The Spaniard’s current contract at Craven Cottage expires at the end of the season, and there is no indication that he will sign a new deal.
January could be the last chance for Marco Silva’s side to cash in on Traore, and the likes of West Ham and Wolves are reportedly interested in the 29-year-old.
West Ham must avoid Adama Traore for the sake of the fans
Aston Villa’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Villa Park between 2016 and 2018 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes that West Ham should stay far away from any deal to sign Traore, as he consistently flatters to deceive.
Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, Wyness revealed that he sold Traore to Middlesbrough during his time as CEO of Aston Villa, with Albert Adomah coming in as his replacement and doing far better than the Spaniard.
The 29-year-old has had spells at Wolves and Barcelona, as well as Middlesbrough and Villa.
Wyness added that he hopes Traore doesn’t move to the London Stadium for the sake of the West Ham fans, as he has no end product.
He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “I actually had Adama Traore when I was at Aston Villa and I sold him to Middlesbrough.
“I swapped him for Albert Adomah, and Albert Adomah did so much more for me than Adama Traore ever threatened to do. He’s one of those players who flatter to deceive for me, and I don’t think he has that quality and certainly not in the battle that West Ham are in right now.
“So I would be very surprised if it happens. Look, he’s got blistering pace. But then no end product as far as I’m concerned.
“Nuno knows him better than I do as a player, but that’s my observation of him, and I’d be very surprised if Nuno thinks he’s up for the battle of relegation that they are going to be in. I would hope that he doesn’t go there for the West Ham fans’ sake. He’s not a player I’m a fan of.”
West Ham eye former Leeds United centre back
Meanwhile, West Ham are reportedly plotting a move to sign Toulouse centre-back Charlie Cresswell as Nuno Espirito Santo plans to land a new centre-back.
That is according to former West Ham and Man United senior scout Mick Brown, who claims that the 23-year-old is “certainly” on the Hammers’ radar ahead of the January transfer window.
West Ham considered signing Cresswell during the summer but missed out on their late-window swoop.
The centre-back left Leeds United for the French club in 2024 and has since established himself among their most important and consistently impressive players.
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