OakgroveSpurs: "Was the decision not to go through with the Adama deal down to Antonio Conte? The finances? The player or Wolves?
Alasdair says: "It seems like it's a number of the above reasons. Fabio Paratici, who is currently back home in Italy, was the major driver behind the Traore talks and has tried to sign the Spaniard before for big money at Juventus.
"For Conte, it would have been a conversion job to turn him into a right wing-back, one that some suggest would have been a difficult one for a player without much in the way of defensive ability. Spurs maintain they did not make a bid for Traore during this window, although talks were clearly held.
