Tottenham prepare improved Adama Traore transfer bid of £20m but Wolves hold out on £30m for Spaniard

TOTTENHAM are lining up an improved £20million bid for Wolves wideman Adama Traore.

The North Londoners have already had a £15m offer for the 25-year-old Spaniard rejected.

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Wolves are determined to keep the star, who has 18 months left on his contract.

But Spurs are determined to land the man who has become their No1 target this month.

Wolves initially wanted £40m for the former Barcelona rookie, but are now believed to be willing to settle for £30m.

Tottenham hope to seal the deal for £20m with up to a further £5m in add-ons.

New Spurs boss Antonio Conte has earmarked a right-wing back spot for Traore, who had a goal ruled out by VAR after coming off the bench as a second half sub in Wolves 2-1 win at Brentford on Saturday.

Wanderers boss Bruno Lage said afterwards: "I am very happy with him and I think he is very happy with us.

“He played 25 minutes and brought us a lot of energy.

"He scored a goal and it was disallowed, but you saw the way he celebrated.

“He came to me and we shared a hug between us. I’m very happy with him."

SunSport exclusively revealed last week how Spurs were prepared to fork out up to £50million in January to sign Traore and Sevilla centre-back Diego Carlos.

Following the club's 2-0 defeat away at Chelsea on Sunday, Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane questioned if top players would want to join Tottenham.

And his colleague Jamie Redknapp sensationally declared that Conte could quit in the near future should he fail to be backed this window.

Redknapp said: "He needs to get players in quickly - two, three, four players in the window and he's got nine days to do it.

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"Daniel Levy is a difficult man to deal with, but if you don't back [Conte] - looking at his history at Inter Milan - I think he'll leave the club because you can't promise and not deliver.

"Tottenham fans must be so frustrated because every year, they watch their team and everything is great with the stadium and training ground - but the team needs a bit of help right now.

"So back him, give him what he needs."

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