Aston Villa have signed 19-year-old winger Adama
Traore from European champions Barcelona on a
five-year contract, the two clubs announced on
Friday.
Barcelona said that Villa would pay an initial 10
million euros ($11.1m, £7.1m), potentially rising to
12 million euros, and that the Catalan club would
retain a buy-back option for the next three years.
“He’s someone I have been tracking for a long time,”
Villa manager Tim Sherwood told the club website
after Traore became his 10th signing of the transfer
window.
“He’s physically a man, and he has been for some
time. He’s a big powerful boy, very quick, dynamic
and a maverick-type player. Those players are few
and far between.
“We’re delighted he has chosen Villa to continue his
development.”
Born in Spain to Malian parents, Traore joined
Barcelona’s youth set-up at the age of eight and made
four senior appearances for the club, scoring one
goal. He has been capped by Spain at youth level.
“It’s an honour for me to come here,” Traore said.
“It’s a club that showed interest in me from the first
moment and made me feel important in terms of
their project.
“I have spoken to the manager and have a very good
impression of him and what he wants from me. All
this have made this club my top attraction.
“I would also like to express my gratitude to
everyone at FC Barcelona for helping me develop as
a player and as a person.”
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