The Middlesbrough star is linked to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ move for Adama Traore might have just hit the skids in a major way.
The Sun reported on Wednesday that Wolves had activated the Middlesbrough star’s £18 million buyout clause.
Nevertheless, Boro boss Tony Pulis selected him in tonight’s friendly away to Sunderland – and the former Aston Villa winger was substituted in the first half with a shoulder injury.
It’s early days and the severity of the problem is obviously yet to be determined, but here is how some Wolves fans on Twitter reacted to the potential setback.
If he dislocated the shoulder, it could be a major worry for Wanderers boss Nuno.
Bringing someone of Traore’s frightening talent to Molineux would have been a huge coup for the Portuguese boss.
Signing the 22-year-old might’ve been the cherry on top of a wonderful week, in which Nuno has already signed Jonny Castro and the brilliant Joao Moutinho, but time will tell whether this issue is a deal-breaker for Wolves.
Middlesbrough’s friendly with the Black Cats was called off in the interest of player safety amid torrential rain and thunderstorms.
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