A biography for Adama Traorehasn’t been written yet.
“I didn't leave Barca well. I left because I wasn't given an opportunity. If I had been given one, maybe I could say what I lacked.”
“What I have learnt from my time at Barcelona is the invisible work that goes on off the pitch. It's about the fine details.”
“I don't have resentment towards Barca, only good memories, but if Real Madrid called me I would think about that offer in the same way I would if it was a Barca one.”
“Everyone knows what a good player Ruben Neves is and I have no doubt he could play for massive clubs like Manchester United, Barcelona or Real Madrid one day.”
“If the opponent makes a foul close to their own goal, it's a chance for us. I take it like this.”
“I'm going to return to Barca.”
“Offers from Madrid or Barca will come when they come, but my mentality is to continue growing as a player.”
“My greatest strength is my speed and power. This is what stands out more but I'll get better, I have many attributes.”
“No matter the competition, Premier League or Europa League or cup, I want to win. This is the truth.”
“All Spanish players want to play for the national team.”
“I learned a lot from Ronaldinho and Messi.”
“I was born in Spain, I know the culture there, and lived most of my life there, but I have Malian origins too. For me it's a beautiful thing that I can have both. I can be in both countries, speak the language, blend in in two cultures.”
“It's genetic. I exercise, but I gain mass very quickly.”
“If the opposition puts two or three players on me, it means that some of our other players are free. If I can play like that, then it is better for the team.”
“I am working every day.”
“It was difficult at Villa because they'd struggled for two years and I'd come mainly from Barcelona B in the second division in Spain. I needed time to adapt but Tim Sherwood and Remi Garde had to win games; they didn't have time to think about little things about my game. It was a bad moment, it was such a hard, sad experience.”
“When I left Middlesbrough I went back there and bought a lot of shirts from the club shop and signed them for the fans. They were very good to me and I wanted to say thank you.”
“I almost missed the chance to join Barcelona because I was on holiday in Mali visiting my parents' family for the first time. We spent all summer there and every day Barcelona were calling my mother's phone and getting no reply because she had left it in Barcelona.”
“I think the time I spent at Aston Villa was difficult. It was a difficult time and a difficult moment for the team.”
“Aston Villa and Middlesbrough, they showed me what is English football. It's tough, it's difficult and they showed me how life is like in professional football.”