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Luis Enrique pleased with Traore’s Spain debut

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Luis Enrique was pleased with what he saw as Wolves star Adama Traore made his first international debut for Spain against Portugal.

Traore saw his international future cause quite a stir after he was called up for both the Spain and Mali squads.

The player, who is eligible for each country, eventually chose La Roja and made his bow on Wednesday in a goalless draw against Portugal.

Traore had twice earlier been called up but missed out due to injury and then coronavirus. Finally making his debut, the Wolves star put up a performance that caught the eye of Luis Enrique.

The Spanish-born star appeared for just 28 minutes from the bench but created a huge chance for Dani Olmo.

“Adama has been Adama in his purest form,” Luis Enrique said of Traore after the game via Goal.

“That is what we want him to be, with his ability to beat opponents. He has played a killer pass to Dani Olmo that did not lead to a goal.

“With one player they will not to be able to stop him. They are going to have to use two players.”

Traore will be pushing for his first start with Spain when they take on Switzerland in matchday 3 of the Nations League on Saturday.

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