With spending likely to be limited in the summer window, Liverpool in particular look highly unlikely to make a move for Traore. And comments made from one of his opponents earlier this season illustrated just how talented the former Barcelona youth player is. Speaking after facing Traore, Newcastle full-back Jetro Willems claimed he can be harder to defend against than Cristiano Ronaldo in a clear indication of the headache he poses to defences. "I have played against some very good players in my career, but no one quite as fast as Traore,' Willems said in the Northern Echo in January. "Other teams, if they invest then maybe they know more about the future, I don't know.”

Source: Daily Mirror July 21, 2020 15:06 UTC