West Ham United boss Nuno Espirito Santo bans Adama Traore from lifting weights | OneFootball

West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo has revealed that Adama Traore has been banned from lifting weights at the training ground in Rush Green.

The Spaniard joined the London Stadium club from Fulham in the winter transfer window, and Nuno will hope he can play a big role in keeping them up.

Traore and the West Ham boss worked together at Wolverhampton Wanderers and were both keen to reunite.

His muscular frame continues to blow opponents out of the water in physical duels, but Nuno wants him to stop lifting weights.

“It’s incredible (his muscles), it’s genetics,” the West Ham manager said during Monday’s pre-match press conference.

“His genetics have been like this for some time now, and he should avoid the gym. I’ve told him to stay out of the gym.

“It’s one of the things that I think he needs to realise. It’s enough weight for him to carry. He’ll do prevention work (in the gym), but he’s not in there lifting weights.”

West Ham attacker Crysencio Summerville posted a video on social media of Traore sitting on a weight bench last week, but he insisted he was not lifting the weights.

He has been widely dubbed one of the strongest players in the Premier League due to his sheer muscles, but his manager believes he has enough.

Traore has played five games across all competitions for the Hammers, only starting the FA Cup game against Burton Albion.

West Ham are 18th in the league table, two points adrift of safety, and they will fancy their chances of staying up.

They face Fulham at Craven Cottage tomorrow, and a victory would move them out of the relegation zone if Nottingham Forest lose to Manchester City.