Adama Traore is the quickest player in the world

Wolves player Adama Traore is the quickest man in world football, according to former team-mate Cyrus Christie.

Christie says that the former Barcelona youngster does not even run at full speed.

The pair played together at Middlesbrough for a spell between the summer of 2017 and January 2018.

Although, Christie was sold to Derby and subsequently Fulham.

Traore has scored four times and set up seven more in 28 Premier League appearances this season.

Asked by the Counter Attack podcast who the quickest player in the game is, Christie responded: “Adama. There’s no competition. Everyone knows he’s the quickest man in football - 100 per cent.

“He doesn’t run at full pace either! That’s just taking the p***! 

“When I was at Middlesbrough we had to do this sprint test. I knew Adama was quick and I said: ‘Come on Adama, let’s sprint.’ 

“I was going my hardest and he just drove past me. And he was laughing as well, it was demoralising.

“I had the second quickest time, but he was a different level.

“I didn’t see him sprint properly. I maybe saw him sprint properly once and that was when he ran the whole length of the pitch in less than 10 seconds.”