Newcastle United and West Ham United have been linked with Middlesbrough winger Adama Traore in the summer transfer window.
It has been reported that both West Ham and Newcastle have made enquiries about the 21-year-old former Aston Villa winger.
Chelsea are also interested in the youngster, according to the report, with The Northern Echo and The Daily Star both suggesting that Traore is rated at £8 million.
Traore is a talented and promising young winger, and given that he is only 21 years of age, it makes sense to believe that he will improve and develop over the coming years.
However, at the moment, Newcastle need established players who can make an instant impact in the Premier League.
Rafael Benitez’s side won automatic promotion from the Championship at the end of last season, and the Magpies will be aiming to push for a top-10 finish in the Premier League in 2017-18.
Traore has already played in the Premier League, but the former Barcelona youngster has yet to prove that he can be a success in the English top flight.
During the 2016-17 season, the 21-year-old failed to score a single goal and provided only one assist in 16 Premier League starts for Middlesbrough.
Back in 2015-16, the former Spain Under-19 international failed to score and created only one chance in 10 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa.
If West Ham want to spend £8m on a player who has a lot of pace but no end product, then Newcastle should let them do that and pull out of the race.
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