Latest Wolves news from BirminghamLive includes an in-depth look at Adama Traore’s contract situation after his match-winning display against Tottenham Hotspur

“There isn’t a player in the world that can perform like Adama does.”

Although Ryan Bennett, a former Wolverhampton Wanderers defender, made the comment, practically everyone who has seen Adama Traore in person has agreed with it. The distinctive style of the rip-roaring speedster just cannot be replicated by any other football player.

Few players are as striking as Adama, who may be one of the most polarizing on the globe, causing even his own fans to swing from elation to annoyance on a frequent basis. The crowd erupts in applause, and even without viewing the game, you can tell Adama has the ball because of the sound of chairs collectively clanging.

Because of his reputation as the Wolves player that other managers dread the most, Messrs. Guardiola, Klopp, and Mourinho have all waxed poetic about him at different times throughout the previous five years. Needless to say, a lot of managers—some from far more illustrious teams than Wolves—will be licking their lips at the chance to get him in the summer on a free transfer.

Naturally, Wolves are still hoping that Adama stays at Molineux once his contract expires in June. Two times, Julen Lopetegui has expressed his desire for Adama to dedicate his career to Wolves. In 2018, Wolves paid Middlesbrough £18 million to sign the winger.

Last month, Lopetegui made his most recent appeal to Adama, saying, “I don’t know what is going to happen.” thus there are two pieces to it. However, I can convey to you that I am content with him; he is aware of this. I’m hoping he sticks around with us.

Time is running out. According to sources close to the club, a breakup has seemed imminent for a while. Adama likes and admires Lopetegui, and the club’s choice of him is their last, vapid attempt to persuade the 27-year-old to stay.

Though Lopetegui has secretly succeeded in persuading Adama of his significance to his schemes, he remains only an impact replacement. Of Lopetegui’s 11 Premier League games, Adama has started nine of them as a substitute.

Lopetegui has frequently given Adama early exposure. In eight of the nine replacement appearances, he has been brought on before the 60th minute. He was lucky to get 20 minutes in a Premier League game towards the end of Bruno Lage’s tenure

But is it enough? After making the game-winning cameo against Spurs, Adama said, “Of course, every player wants to start. There are no players in the world who don’t want to start.”

“I didn’t make that decision. What I can do is attempt to help the team and have an effect while I’m on the field. I appreciate the gaffer’s decision since it was made. He has worked to help me become a better player. I’ll be there for the team for whatever many minutes they need me to.

It is difficult to see how Lopetegui’s long-term position will change given his preferred style of play, which is possession-based rather than the counter-attacking one Adama excelled in for Nuno Espirito Santo. In essence, he has evolved into a stand-in that Lopetegui uses in case his original strategy doesn’t work.

He is an important player because of his capacity to turn games around, as seen in recent weeks against Southampton and Spurs. Adama begins most games on the bench, thus it remains to be seen if Wolves’ administration would be prepared to give him a wage among the top paid players in the team.

Lopetegui has a different take on it. Adama and other players like him are valuable assets to have on his bench. “In football, a lot of people only put focus on the line-up thinking that is the most important thing, and sometimes it isn’t,” the Wolves manager stated in a statement last week. The players that are benched are crucial. The disposition and vigor with which they may provide the The team is essential. One, two, ten, and twenty minutes are crucial for the squad, thus they must all be prepared to seize the opportunity.

Adama has never allowed distractions to get in the way of his intense focus on getting better. On Saturday, when asked about his future in the mixed zone, Adama responded in a way that was expected of a professional.