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He's not really like Modric at all. Loses possession quite often but a real goal threat and pretty pacy. Basically he's very much an attacking midfielder who would be vying for the Gylfi/VdV position. A good player but not one that we need or frankly are likely to be able to get.
I agree he's not a direct replacement for Modric, certainly not the way we played Modric. More a Silva type.
I actually think we need this more than we need anything else. Everyone says the strikers were the problem the last two years, but I think it was the creators that were the bigger problem. We do not create enough quality chances and we don't have enough people that can score outside the striker pool.
I know we desperately need a striker (I'm sure we'll get one) but after that I think we are woefully short in the creative department. People that have some craft in the final third. We have Lennon and Bale. Lennon has very little craft at all and Bale does deliver more often, but he's still more about power and pace than guile.
I would love us to bring in Dzagoev and Affelay.