Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 13:15• Chris Meijer • Last update: 13:17

Barcelona is concretely working on the arrival of Adama Traoré. Various Spanish media – including Mundo Deportivo, COPE, Sport and Gerard Romero – report that negotiations for a return of the 26-year-old Wolverhampton Wanderers winger are at an advanced stage. The possible arrival of Traoré is related to the near future of Ousmane Dembélé.

Traoré would have given his yes to Barcelona weeks ago. With it appears that Dembele will not renew his contract, Barcelona have taken action to sign Traore. Barcelona have already announced that Dembele can look for a new club, as the French attacker has no intention of extending his expiring contract. However, Dembélé would not immediately plan to make a winter transfer, while Sport Wednesday evening reported that he may now want to extend his contract. In any case, Barcelona is already preparing for a scenario in which Dembélé leaves and is working on the arrival of Traoré.

The news is surprising, as Traoré has been strongly linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur in recent days. Daniel Ornstein, journalist for The Athletic, however, now reports that a transition to the Spurs off the job. Talks between Tottenham and Wolverhampton were positive, but Traoré was not keen on joining manager Antonio Conte’s side as a right wingback. talk now the Wolves with Barcelona over Traore.

According to Ornstein, a rental deal with an option to buy worth 35 million euros is currently on the table. Spanish journalist Romero even adds that all parties are almost over and that Traoré appears to be on his way to Barcelona unless something crazy happens at the last minute. Also Sport mentions an agreement in principle about Traoré, who has to make a substantial sacrifice to be able to be registered. Nevertheless, everything would already be in order for Traoré to be able to sign up for LaLiga. The Spanish sports newspaper writes that Traoré can sign a four-year contract in Barcelona next summer.

Traoré previously played for Barcelona between 2004 and 2013, before joining Wolverhampton in 2018 via Aston Villa and Middlesbrough. The Wolves may be able to permanently capture Francisco Trincão in exchange for Traoré. Mundo Deportivo writes that Barcelona plans to involve the Portuguese attacker – currently with a €30 million option to buy to Wolverhampton – in a deal around Traoré.