{"id":6771,"date":"2022-01-21T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T17:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/21\/wolves-boss-lage-speaks-out-over-adama-traores-future-amid-mounting-tottenham-links\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T12:00:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T17:00:56","slug":"wolves-boss-lage-speaks-out-over-adama-traores-future-amid-mounting-tottenham-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/01\/21\/wolves-boss-lage-speaks-out-over-adama-traores-future-amid-mounting-tottenham-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves boss Lage speaks out over Adama Traore\u2019s future amid mounting Tottenham links"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Bruno Lage has, on Friday, provided an update on the future of transfer-linked winger Adama Traore.<\/p>\n<p>The name of wide-man Traore has of course taken its place front and centre in the headlines across the January transfer window to date.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Antonio Conte and Tottenham set their sights firmly on a deal for the Spaniard, on the back of the questionable start to life in north London being endured by summer addition Emerson Royal.<\/p>\n<p>In turn, it did not come as a huge surprise to hear that the Lilywhites, on Thursday, had tabled an opening bid for the club\u2019s primary winter target.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for those in a position of power at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, however, the proposal \u2013 worth a fee in the region of \u00a315 million \u2013\u00a0 was ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPercyTelegraph\/status\/1484219022589706248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1484219022589706248%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.101greatgoals.com%2Fnews%2Ftransfers%2Ftottenham-dealt-blow-as-15-million-bid-for-chief-january-target-rebuffed%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rebuffed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1583044\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1583044\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1583044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347059166-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Wolves boss Lage speaks out over Adama Traore\u2019s future amid mounting Tottenham links\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347059166-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347059166-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347059166-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347059166-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347059166-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347059166-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-1347059166-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1583044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND \u2013 OCTOBER 16: Matty Cash of Aston Villa (l) competes with Adama Traor\u00e9 of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Villa Park on October 16, 2021 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Malcolm Couzens\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking in a press conference ahead of his side\u2019s Premier League showdown with Brentford this weekend, it therefore came as little surprise when Bruno Lage was today drawn on the subject of Traore\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>The Wolves boss, though, was keen to keep his cards close to his chest, albeit whilst admitting that the explosive attacker remains a part of his setup \u2018for now\u2019:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tottenham are in talks with Wolverhampton for Adama Traor\u00e9. Wolves manager Bruno Lage says: \u201cThe club talks with Adama, they will decide the future. I\u2019m happy with him here\u201d. \u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimSpiers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TimSpiers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#THFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see any difference in his behaviour. For now he\u2019s with us\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wolves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Wolves<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kb8hlrj0Kw\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Kb8hlrj0Kw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1484515127735074822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 21, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Derby clash<\/h2>\n<p>Turning attentions back towards the pitch, Tottenham are primed to return to action this coming Sunday, in a crunch showdown with capital rivals Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>After putting Leicester City to the sword in the most dramatic fashion imaginable during the week, Conte and co. will no doubt be brimming with confidence ahead of making the trip to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>An away win in west London would see Spurs climb to within just five points of Thomas Tuchel\u2019s faltering Chelsea in the Premier League table, despite boasting a whopping four games in hand.<\/p>\n<p>A potentially season-defining clash, in turn, awaits both sides in a little over 48 hours\u2019 time\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/good-news-tuchel-provides-positive-reece-james-update-ahead-of-chelsea-vs-tottenham\/\">\u2018Good news\u2019: Tuchel provides positive Reece James update ahead of Chelsea vs Tottenham<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/antonio-contes-wishes-granted-as-as-key-performer-agrees-new-deal-with-tottenham\/\">Antonio Conte\u2019s wishes granted as as key performer agrees new deal with Tottenham<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Wolverhampton Wanderers head coach Bruno Lage has, on Friday, provided an update on the future of transfer-linked winger Adama Traore. The name of wide-man Traore has of course taken its place front and centre in the headlines across the January transfer window to date. This comes after Antonio Conte and Tottenham set their sights [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-6771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6771\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}