Fabrizio Romano has dropped an update on the future of reported Tottenham Hotspur transfer target Adama Traore.

What's the talk?

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In a recent post on Twitter, the Italian journalist and transfer insider revealed that Barcelona have no intention of activating their €30m (£25m) option to purchase the Wolverhampton Wanderers winger, meaning the 26-year-old is set to return to Molineux at the end of the current campaign - before potentially being moved on once again by Bruno Lage this summer.

In a further report, The Express claim that this development will come as a boost to Antonio Conte and Fabio Paratici, as Spurs attempted to sign the Spain international in the January transfer window, and now appear to have a free run at the forward in the summer market - with it being said a move by Tottenham looks likely ahead of 2022/23.

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In his tweet, Romano said: "Barcelona have no intention to pay €30m buy option for Adama Traore. The only way to keep him has always been a swap deal, with no money included in the negotiation with Wolves. As of today, there are chances for Adama to come back at Wolves and then leave again."

Conte will be buzzing

While it is true that Traore's return to Barcelona has not exactly gone as the winger would have hoped - having started just three of his nine LaLiga appearances for Xavi's side - the news that Tottenham could have a second chance of landing the Spaniard this summer is sure to have left Conte buzzing.

Indeed, it was widely reported that the Italian had hoped to convert the forward into a right wing-back at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and it is easy to see why the Spurs boss believed the £25.2m-rated talent would be suitable for this role.

According to FBref statistics, the £46k-per-week attacker ranks in the top 1% of wingers in Europe's big five leagues for dribbles completed per 90 minutes, as well as the top 4% for progressive carries, the top 12% for touches in the opposition penalty area, the top 23% for shot-creating actions and the top 29% for aerial duels won over the last 365 days.

As such, it is clear that, if deployed on the right of a back five, Traore's ability to progress the ball from defence to attack would be a huge weapon for Tottenham when counter-attacking - something that is undoubtedly one of the main reasons for Conte's interest in the player Jurgen Klopp dubbed "unplayable" this summer.

And, following Romano's latest update on the winger's future, it would appear as if Conte and Paratici now have a second chance to land the eight-time capped international, something that is sure to please the Italian.

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