Sign up NOW to get the latest Wolves news direct to your inbox Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email

Adama Traore is closing in on a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers - and the newly promoted Premier League club will pay the £18m fee in full.

Wolves have been particularly busy in the transfer window in the last 48 hours, having brought in both Joao Moutinho and Jonny while also permitting left wing-back Barry Douglas to talk with Leeds United having accepted a bid.

Now, Nuno Espirito Santo is set make another signing in what was expected to be a busy week at Molineux - that of Traore, who caught the eye in the Championship for Middlesbrough last term.

The pacy winger, who came through Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, only arrived on Teesside two summers ago after a single year at Aston Villa, but Boro’s failure to achieve promotion alongside Wolves last season has led to significant interest from the top flight and now a move is expected to be finalised, reports the Sun .

Adama’s release clause is reportedly in the region of £18m and he will follow Rui Patricio, Raul Jimenez, Joao Moutinho and Jonny to Molineux this summer, as well as the host of loanees from last season who have seen their temporary moves made permanent.

Adama, 22, had also previously been courted by Huddersfield Town.

Manager Tony Pulis, after Boro’s 4-3 defeat at Accrington on Saturday, admitted that there were no guarantees that the winger would be remaining at the Riverside.

“Well we can’t fight it off, if it’s gonna happen it’s gonna happen so he’s a terrific lad and someone who I’ve got the time for and a lot of respect for,” Pulis told the Gazette .

“Obviously I’ve got a soft spot for the kid. I think everybody is relieved that’s the case.

“But football’s football, you’re at a football club who have sold players before, that’s what happens and you can accept it and the important thing is to find players who can come in and replace them if they do go.

“There’s no definites in football, what we’ve got do is make sure if we lose players, then we bring good ones in because that’s important for everybody at the football club.”

Bye bye Barry

Influential Wolves defender Barry Douglas is on the verge of a shock exit from Molineux.

Wolves have reportedly accepted a bid, understood to be £5 million, from Championship side Leeds United.

It’s thought the deal could go through in the coming days with personal terms now being negotiated.

Douglas was an integral member of Nuno Espirito Santo’s Championship-winning side, chipping in with 14 assists and five goals in 43 appearances.

He made 38 starts and was a surprise omission from the English Football League’s Team of the Year.

But the 28-year-old is now deemed surplus to requirements with Spanish wing back Jonny Castro expected to sign on a season-long loan from Atletico Madrid.

Wolves are also still in for Manchester City’s £16 million-rated defender Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Nuno has further cover in the form of Ruben Vinagre and Ryan Giles, who has emerged as a potential future star during pre-season.

Yet the departure of Douglas would still come as a surprise to many fans given the impact he has made since joining from Turkish Süper Lig team Konyaspor 12 months ago.

Not just in open-play, as a defender who rampaged forward to send crosses into the box.

poll loading Would you like Wolves to sign Portugal star Joao Mario? 1000+ VOTES SO FAR Yes No

But also from dead ball situations, with Douglas’ precise delivery causing Championship defences no end of concern.

The Scot, who scored the opening goal in Wolves’ 4-1 defeat of Leeds in November, only cost £1 million last summer.

He has less than 12 months left on his contract and Nuno is open to cashing in on the former Dundee United and Queens Park player.

Moutinho's message

As if Wolverhampton Wanderers fans weren't excited enough already about signing Joao Moutinho, the latest newboy has announced his arrival with a lovely message.

Wolves today confirmed that the Portugal international has signed a two-year deal. He has left Monaco for a reported £5 million transfer fee.

The 31-year-old midfielder is Wolves third new signing of the summer after the arrival of compatriot Rui Patricio and striker Raul Jimenez.

Soon after completing the deal, Moutinho recorded a video with a brilliant brief message for Wolves fans.

He said: "Hi, it's my first day at Wolves.

"I hope you continue to follow us and watch us every day to help us be even stronger and to conquer great things with this team.

"Big hugs, we're counting on you."

Moutinho, who has more than 100 international caps, came through the youth ranks at Sporting Lisbon and has also played for Porto in Portugal.

He joined Monaco in 2013 in a deal worth around £20m and has featured more than 200 times for the Ligue 1 outfit, helping them to the title in 2017.

Wolves now have seven players from Portugal, as well of course as boss Nuno Espirito Santo.

You can find out even more about Moutinho, by reading our handy lowdown here.