Well I agree on most parts except I would consider him a huge upgrade on Pepe, even though I also prefer Vuci on the left. And this is not because I dont like Pepe, I actually rate Pepe after his performances this season.
You should watch him in the epl, I watched a few this season and he has grown as a player. Pretty sure he will move to a big club after this season. But his price tag has gone through the roof, so no chance of us getting him anyway.
well here is what i think from what i have seen of him
he is left footed , has a good left foot and an educated right foot , delivers exellent crosses , has a pretty good shot and is extremely fast
Style of play (focusing on one vs one here)
he generally doesn't give any points refference to defenders since he has a good use of both legs but puts a lot of emphasis on his speed most of the times he passes the defender is thanks to his great speed he also dribbles but nothing fancy and pretty basic but usually effective , but even after the dribbling he gains great benefits from his speed
now this is how i have judged him from what i seen
if these are not his characteristics according to you than you should not read what is below because it is based on the above and that means that i am probably wrong since you have seen more of him than i do
playing in middfield is better for him and his qualities considering his play style
to benefit the maximum from his extreme speed he needs a lot of space considering that as i said most of the time he passes the defender on speed if you put him as a wing on a 3 man attack there would be much more less space for him to use and he cannot use his speed
mostly as a winger in attack you should be very good on tight spaces and have very good close ball control and have a great deal of fantasy that is why i prefer someone in that position resembling vucinic or like robben nani ect
also he plays in premier league and there are a lot more spaces there than in serie a considering that seria a is a much more tactical league and you face a lot of times closed teams in an 11 man deffence so premier league is better for his qualities in my opinion
this is considering our type of play
now he is a very good wing in middfield but i don't think he'll perform that well as a winger in attack with our type of game we play
i am not saying he can't play there as i said he would be a good upgrade for pepe but for personal tastes and the type of game we play i would not prefer spending that kind of money on him considering his value is around 30-40 milion i would gladly spend those on someone like nani instead at pepes place
he would be very good if the coach asked him to look for the end and cross he would pratically be the best in our team but that is not our style of play
i thought he could play lb since he has a good physyque and i think he can get better at defending but if people here say he is bad than i can't say anything because i haven't seen him but considering this true
it will not be a good signing for me