Don't forget this - he'd be a 4th choice.
Besides, I've watched him many times and he's a decent player.
4th choice he'd be a good addition. I thought you were advocating him being an addition to the starting lineup.
He's a decent player, true, nothing more though.
I haven't seen too much of the player at all - and for what it's worth, I've payed little attention to him when he was on the pitch... but what I saw wasn't particularly impressive.
I would also like to put forward the slightly twisted point of view that we're almost looking for a second/third choice CM. I know my thought process is a little twisted, and I probably didn't word that properly, but...
... while Claudio and Melo should be starting, I never, ever want to see Melo and Sissoko paired together again. Ever. It's just so ugly... Momo especially. Which means we badly need some quality behind Marchisio, even more so because he hasn't proven to be incredibly durable...
We definitely need someone with good distribution skills, so that Diego has more opportunities to stay upfield, and wreak havoc...