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title: "Newcastle to battle Everton and Chelsea for £30m-rated Championship star"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
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published: "2018-05-06T13:07:40Z"
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# Newcastle to battle Everton and Chelsea for £30m-rated Championship star

Newcastle will battle Everton and Chelsea for the signature of Adama Traore, according to a report from the [Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-closing-30m-transfer-adama-12488463).

The former Barcelona youngster has long been linked with big moves for some time and he is once impressing in the Championship.

Traore has caught the eye since Tony Pulis’ arrival at Middlesbrough, with a terrific run of form helping the club into the play-off places.

![Stephen Pond/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2018/05/955274582.jpg)

The Spaniard has been linked with a move to Chelsea in the past, but it is yet to be seen how serious their interest is.

If Middlesbrough are unable to achieve promotion to the Premier League this season then they may be forced to sell their star player, who has scored five goals this season.

While his goal return may not be much to write home about, the pacy winger has also provided 10 assists for his team-mates.

Traore could be seen as an alternative transfer target to Kenedy, who the Magpies will look to re-sign this summer.