Adama Traore comments on his time at Aston Villa

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Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore had a difficult time during his spell with Aston Villa.

Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore has told the Express and Star that he felt that his move to Aston Villa was a big culture shock, and that was why it didn’t work out.

Traore joined Villa in 2015, but he spent just a year with at Villa Park, with the wide-man’s performances frustrating.

The rapid winger just didn’t produce for Villa, outside a few flashes of quality, and Traore admits that it was a big change from playing at Barcelona.

He said: “After leaving Barcelona, this was maybe the most difficult moment.

“It was a quick decision to go to Aston Villa, then I was injured there straight away, I didn’t know the language or culture.

“It was my first injury too, so I was in the bed with my leg up and couldn’t move for two weeks. It was a difficult moment, I couldn’t do anything.

“We had four or five managers in one year, they changed everything, we were relegated.

“My family was nervous because we left Barcelona to go to the Premier League and were in the Championship.

“Then Villa wouldn’t let me go, they said I had a contract

“Villa is a big team but it isn’t like Barcelona and you could see the difference straight away, it was a big difference.”

Traore left Villa to join Middlesbrough in 2016, and it is since his departure from the claret and blues that he has really gone on to prove his worth.

When Tony Pulis took over at Boro, Traore suddenly became one of the biggest attacking threats in the Championship.

Wolverhampton Wanderers then ended up buying him for a club record £18 million (BBC Sport) this summer.

Since moving to Wolves Traore has generally been utilised as a substitute, but he has proven that he can threaten Premier League defences with his dribbling ability.