Former Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Richard Stearman has heaped praise on the Old Gold’s Spanish winger Adama Traore.
The 32-year-old Huddersfield Town centre-back, initially spent seven years at Molineux having arrived from Leicester City in 2008 and departed for Fulham in 2015 (per Transfermarkt).
However, the Englishman returned to the club for the 2016/17 season on loan from the Cottagers.
Across both stints, Stearman made 254 appearances for the club in which he bagged seven goals and three assists (per Transfermarkt).
The defender recently made an appearance on the latest episode of The Athletic’s The Molineux View podcast and while on it, Stearman heaped praise on Traore prior to the club’s meeting with Sheffield United.
He said: “He’s doing well for my fantasy team this year…
“He’s been great, hasn’t he? He’s such a threat. He’s providing goals and assists. I think that’s where his game’s gone on to another level now, hasn’t it?
“His end product’s improving all the time and he’s certainly one for Sheffield United to look out for.
“He can be that impact player off the bench, can’t he? Or he can start from the start. It’s an interesting one for Nuno [Espirito Santo] to decide on.”
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As can be seen in what the centre-back had to say, it seems that he highly rates Wolves’ Spanish attacker and believes that he is continuing to improve.
Would you say that Adama Traore is Wolves' most irreplaceable player?
Yes, we need to keep him
No, others are more vital
Stearman’s praise seems well-placed, too, as Traore has been Wolves’ star performer this season having scored the best average rating in the team which is comfortably better than the rating of the second-best performer, Raul Jimenez (per WhoScored).