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Traore enjoying life at Boro
- Updated: December 5, 2016
Winger Adama Traore says he is enjoying life at Middlesbrough after suffering relegation with Aston Villa last season.
Having come through Barcelona’s La Masia academy, the Spaniard moved to Villa Park at the start of the 2015/16 season but failed to make an impact as the club dropped down to the Sky Bet Championship.
Traore then signed for the promoted Middlesbrough in the summer under compatriot Aitor Karanka and has made eight appearances.
The winger says he is enjoying life at the Riverside Stadium and has spoken of the “difficult period” at Aston Villa last term.
“My life in Middlesbrough is good. It is a little different out in Spain, but I think it’s good,” he told Soccer Saturday.
“I am happy to come here. The first thing is to play and help the team but life in Middlesbrough is good. The weather is different and it is so, so cold. I’ve always lived in Barcelona and it’s not normally that cold. This is my job and I love it, but it is colder on the pitch.
“I think the time I spent at Aston Villa was difficult. It was a difficult time and a difficult moment for the team. For me, when I was coming from …
