Any rumours linking us to Adama Traore?
Plenty. Hopefully theyāre all nonsense.
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The links Iāve seen are mainly involving him going to Spurs. I would be very surprised if we were to be in for him.
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Itās funny, I wouldnāt want us to go near Adama Traore but if we did I would actually be really excited because it would mean Klopp and the coaches would fancy their chances of unlocking his ability to score and assist. If those improved heād be an elite talent. I donāt think they will ever significantly improve but if Klopp believes they will Iāll happily accept his judgement and get excited about it!
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im thinking along the same lines as well. Actually Traore fits alot of what we want from our wing players, defensively present , fast, strong. There is alot Jurgen can work with there.
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There is but for what Wolves would want I reckon you could get Saint-Maximin for less and heās already got pretty much all of what youād be trying to turn Traore into.
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Thereās also a lot that just does not seem to have any hint it is there whatsoever and I found it funny when people were talking massive fees for him. But if Klopp thought he could unlock what doesnāt appear to be thereā¦ who am I to disagree?
I do like Saint Maximin and he is another one who i think would fit the type of player we can use. Just nothing linking us to him as of yet.
Hope so too. I mean weāll end up spending way too much on baby oil.
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Sorry but this is not acurrate, we expect our wide forwards (not wingers btw) to score goals. Itās their primary function, Traore in his best season scored 4 in the league.
He also excels playing counter attacking football, something we transitioned away a long time ago. Heās great when 1 v 1 at pace running into spaceā¦ I think heād be abysmal for us trying to break down low block defensive sides.
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If we want a fast winger who is strong and can beat people for fun with his athleticism, I would have Doku over Traore.
Both are flawed, but Doku has several years on Traore to learn to add goals and assists. Might be a false assumption, but Iām thinking that the added youth gives added scope to shape the player.
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PS - as for Camavinga, yes please for me. And keep him there on loan for the year, while a couple of our old boys do another season to make space.
Just playing devilās advocate for a second, but if we start to stack up tomorrowās midfield sooner rather than later, the need to give Henderson too much of an extended deal maybe lessens? Or at least, if we extend with him a little, it might be incentivized on playing time, as I think injuries and the emergence of the new breed will lessen his playing time, if not necessarily now, then in a couple of years.
Elliott, Jones, Camavinga, Bellinghamā¦ yep, put me down for some of that.
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I donāt think this is really an issue. There should be plenty of room in the squad for Hendo whether or not we sign a new midfielder.
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You meant Daka, right??? 
Regardless of outgoings I dont see us bringing anyone else in. Klopp seems happy with what he has got.
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Ah yes, but thatās the Anywhere Door. What we need is Doraemonās Magic pocket from which we produce Traore, Saint Maximin, Neto and Doku.
I donāt think Traore has the football intelligence to be an elite player.
And I think Saint Maxim seems to be too much of an individualist to be part of an elite collective like ours. Hes good, but not good enough to make allowances for. Seems like a great guy though.
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I wonder how much of his individualism is because of the quality of the team around him (I havenāt seen a lot of his games)?
I think he is worth signing for the bantz alone 
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