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I think these sort of deals are judged in retrospect. If he does well it was an astute and clever signing but if it doesn't then Levy is tight and lacks ambition.Seeing a lot of talk about this being an out of the blue panic buy with little planning.
While it might be true that he fell into our laps somewhat and it was an opportunistic buy rather than an primary target, I think it’s worth remembering that for the last three or four windows, we’ve been trying to buy a fast tricky/physical wing/forward. Traore, Diaz, Raphinia, etc. it’s clearly a type of player that Paratici at least has consistently been targeting. Someone who can cause defenders problems and take on their man at pace.
He definitely adds something we don’t really have.