I am, like most of us, really confused over this one. He has a good profile for sure but I have also seen him be given the runaround a fair few times in the PL too. Given what else we need, it seems a strange move. However, I've always watched on jealously at how other clubs have seriously good squads, with players that allow for different options or genuinely put pressure on others to keep performances consistently high. At best we've had decent 11s over the years and that's it, so I'm all for taking us up a notch like this. It is elite club mentality and the only way to compete with the big guns.
However, you do wonder how the budget allows for it.
Perhaps we'll see USM Big Boy Steak Pies sold in the concourses this year.