Spurs showing strong interest in Wolves’ Traore

Tottenham are showing strong interest in Wolves attacker Adama Traore.

Spurs were in talks to sign him at the end of the summer transfer window.

That interest has remained despite the change of head coach from Nuno Espirito Santo to Antonio Conte.

Spurs are prioritising two positions this month; a right wing-back and another striker.

Sky Sports News has been told Spurs see Traore as someone who could play well as a right wing-back in Conte’s system.

Lage: Wolves could accept if ‘a big transfer appears’

Wolves boss Bruno Lage admits the club could sell one of its star players this month should a “big transfer” present itself.

Ruben Neves and Traore are constantly being linked with moves away from Molineux and speculation is again mounting over the duo now that the transfer window has opened.

Manchester United are interested in signing central midfielder Neves, while Traore’s contract situation remains uncertain.

Lage wants to keep both players but accepts that Wolves could be forced into a sale if they receive a huge offer.

“When you want to make the next step and you sell your best players, the next step never happens,” said Lage.

“The main thing, and we can clarify this, we are here with a project of our ideas – chairman, sporting director and manager – the main point is to continue with the same players, to improve them and go to the next level.

“But in modern football if a big transfer appears, like it did when I was at Benfica – two years ago a team came and paid 120m euros for one player – you cannot say no. You can say no, but you don’t receive money to improve the team and you continue with the same players.

“In the transfer window you need to decide what is best for the club and for the player.”

Who have Tottenham been linked with?

Brighton full-back Tariq Lamptey is emerging as a key target for Tottenham (The Sun, January 6).

Tottenham’s bid to sign AC Milan’s midfielder Franck Kessie in January has reportedly been frustrated by the Serie A giant’s refusal to accept a swap deal involving Tanguy Ndombele (Daily Mail, January 5); Spurs are keen to see off the challenge of Manchester United and sign Kessie, who is out of contract at the end of the season (Daily Star, January 2); Tottenham hope to beat United and Liverpool to the signing of Kessie, who will be able to speak to suitors in January as an impending free agent (Daily Express, December 24); Tottenham have been put on red alert after Kessie told the club he does not wish to extend his contract (Sunday Express, December 18).

Antonio Conte and Fabio Paratici are at odds over which Juventus player to target for Tottenham, with Conte favouring Weston McKennie over Paratici’s man Dejan Kulusevski (Sun, January 4).

West Ham are set to join Tottenham in a battle to sign Adama Traore in a “cut-price” deal from Wolves (Daily Mirror, January 3). Tottenham have reportedly added Wolves wingerTraore to their ever-lengthening list of potential January signings (The Sun, January 2); Tottenhamremain interested in Traore (Sky in Italy, January 1).

Tottenham could have the opportunity to sign Real Madrid midfielder Isco in a cut-price deal this month, per reports (Daily Express, January 3).

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Who will be on the move in January?

The January transfer window opens on Saturday January 1, 2022 and closes at 11pm on Monday January 31.

Keep up-to-date with all the latest transfer news and rumours in our dedicated Transfer Centre blog on Sky Sports’ digital platforms. You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News.