Adama Traore is finally hitting his stride in England.
The Middlesbrough winger, a product of Barcelona’s La Masia academy, has excelled this season at the Riverside and is thriving under the guidance of Tony Pulis after a difficult first campaign in the North East.
It had been an inauspicious start for Traore following his summer 2016 move from Aston Villa, but heading into the business end of their Championship season, the 22-year-old has been a catalyst for their play-off push.
Defender Ben Gibson agrees.