Micah Richards comments on his former Aston Villa teammate Adama Traore

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Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore played for Aston Villa in 2015-16.

Micah Richards has said on BBC Radio 5 Live that his former Aston Villa teammate and Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore needs to work on his final delivery.

The 31-year-old former Manchester City right-back has also shared a story about how Traore beat him in a race when the two players were at Villa.

Richards said about Traore on BBC Radio 5 Live: “He needs to work on his final delivery a little bit. Some would call him quick and thick. He is still only young.”

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Traore is a very good winger with a lot of pace, but the former Spain Under-21 international’s final delivery and finishing leave much to be desired.

The winger joined Villa from Barcelona in the summer of 2015 for an initial transfer fee reported by The Guardian to be worth £7.1 million.

The 23-year-old winger played just 184 minutes in the Premier League for Villa in 2015-16, according to WhoScored, and moved to Middlesbrough in the summer of 2016.

The youngster moved to Wolves from Middlesbrough in the summer of 2018 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £18m.

According to WhoScored, Traore made eight starts and 21 substitute appearances in the Championship for Wolves last season, scoring one goal and providing one assist in the process.