ADAMA TRAORE may not need another job as he is setting a blazing trail in the Premier League being linked with an £80million move to the likes of Manchester United and Spurs.
But if he did, he could always become an interpreter – as he speaks SIX languages.
Wolves talisman Adama Traore speaks six different languagesCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The Spaniard, 23, leading the Wolves’ charge for a Champions League spot this season, can communicate in Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Catalan and Bambara which is the national language of Mali where his parents are from.
He told the Daily Mail: “I use them all quite a lot and people tell me I could be a translator.
“I only need to learn Chinese and that’s it, I’m done.”
It has emerged that winger Traore, a former team-mate of Lionel Messi at Barcelona, is the most fouled player in the Premier League this season.
Only last month three Spurs players – including England captain Harry Kane – picked up yellow cards for fouling the £22m former Middlesbrough man in the same match.
With four goals and four assists in 20 Prem appearances this season, it is easy to see why the division’s hatchet men are targeting the Spaniard with the electric pace and huge physical presence.
He said: “I don’t have to be stressed about it. When people watch videos of teams, they might see a certain player and think, ‘If we kick him a little bit, maybe he’ll get angry, maybe he’ll get a booking.
“So for me it’s no problem. If you kick me now, I’ll have another chance. I’ll go again and again and again.
“Most of the time I don’t go down when they kick me. I try to stay up, so the referee knows that if I go down it’s because they kick me badly.
“If the opponent makes a foul close to their own goal, it’s a chance for us. I take it like this.
“Most players, they say ‘sorry’ [when they foul me]. That’s the truth. I say ‘Yeah, it’s ok.’ They don’t want to let me past.”
Wolves are making sure their charge to a top seven spot last season – when they qualified for Europe for the first time in nearly 40 years – is no fluke.
The Molineux men can climb to fifth with a win over Newcastle today.
He said: “Can Wolves reach the Champions League? Why not? We will see how the season goes but anything is possible. First we have to focus on Newcastle.”
And it is Traore who will be spearheading that quest.
He is a different prospect from a couple of years ago, putting on weight but that has turned into muscle making him hard to shake off the ball.
He said: “It’s genetic. I exercise, but I gain mass very quickly.
“You never know if there is anyone faster than me, but I know my speed and most of the time I use it for good, but I don’t know if there is anyone faster.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
