Tricky teenage attacker Adama Traore swaps Barca for Aston Villa

After more than decade on Barcelona’s books, talented winger Adama Traore has joined Premier League 11/4 top 10 chances with Coral Aston Villa, after his reported €12m buy-out clause was activated. A three-year buy-back clause, meanwhile, has also been added.

La Masia graduate Traore, 19, has signed on a five-year contract and becomes Tim Sherwood’s 10th summer signing after Scott Sinclair, Micah Richards, Jordan Ayew, Rudy Gestede, Mark Bunn, Idrissa Gueye, Jordan Amavi, Jose Angel Crespo and Jordan Veretout.

“He’s someone I have been tracking for a long time,” Sherwood said.

“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.”

TRANSFER NEWS: Huge welcome to our new signing Adama Traore, who joins us from @FCBarcelona. #AVFC #WelcomeAdama pic.twitter.com/CSmKLH607a

— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) August 14, 2015

Traore made a total of four senior appearances for Barca, in La Liga, the Champions League and twice in the Copa del Rey, one of which he scored in an 8-1 thrashing over Huesca, and will be an excellent option for Villa going forward.

“It’s an honour for me to come here,” the player said. “It’s a club that showed interest in me from the first moment and made me feel important in terms of their project.