“Hit and miss” – Journalist drops damning verdict on £25m Wolves star

According to journalist Pete O’Rourke, the future of on-loan Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Francisco Trincao could be decided on what he does in the remainder of the campaign.

The 22-year-old arrived at Molineux on a temporary basis in the summer from parent club Barcelona, but Bruno Lage’s charges have the option to make his stay permanent for £25 million.

Trincao only became a Barca player in August 2020 following an impressive spell in his homeland with SC Braga where he notched up 22 goal contributions in just 48 appearances.

However, he was unable to replicate that sort of form with the Blaugrana last term where he was awarded just three La Liga starts, contributing only three goals and two assists across 42 outings in all competitions.

A second move in as many years followed his underwhelming spell with Barca but Trincao’s form has been even more alarming in the gold and black of Wolves.

So far this season, the Portugal international has only found the back of the net on one occasion in a second-round Carabao Cup tie against Championship side Nottingham Forest, while failing to set up any of his teammates.

Yet Wolves could still sanction Trincao’s transfer as part of a swap deal involving Adama Traore heading in the opposite direction.

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Traore re-joined Barca on loan in the January window, and according to Spanish outlet Sport, super-agent Jorge Mendes has brokered a deal between the two clubs to exchange the wingers without any money being involved.

The report claims the two players are valued at the same amount, and therefore, they are both set to join their current loan clubs on a permanent basis following the conclusion of 2021/22.

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