I never liked the guy in terms of the vibes he puts out, but I have to admit he's one hell of a fullback.
I'm happy we are strengthening the right back position, cause it's sorely needed. And he's as good as they come. Only Lahm is better in my opinion.
It's a clear intent we are building a CL-contending squad. Very often I've noticed about modern football that teams which win the CL more times than not have at least one world class player as fullback. To mention a few; Roberto Carlos (Real), Cafú (Milan), Maicon (Inter, ugh), Zanetti (Inter, ugh), Lahm (Bayern), Lizerazu (Bayern), Marcelo (Real), Dani Alves (Barcelona), Evra (Man United), Ashley Cole (Chelsea).
I'm sure I've skipped quite a few, but my point is; It's very typical that the CL-winning side has awesome fullbacks.
If this goes through, we can boast having Evra/Alex Sandro on the left and Dani Alves / Lichtsteiner on the right for next season. That's pretty damn good.