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I don't think any of that can be disagreed with but we have to assume that if we do let him go then it's because José has decided that's the best thing to do. As fans, we may never know the reason(s) such a decision may be taken. On the plus side, he's been involved so little this season that we literally don't know what we'd be missing if we did let him go.There are a couple of points we need to look at with him, which may have been mentioned but worth looking at again.
Clearly he is a massive talent, he was one of the hottest prospects in European football. I don’t think thus far people disagree with his ability..
However - he joined us from the french league, it’s far slower and less physical than the premier league, he only made 60 odd appearances for Lyon before moving to us, he is very young. He isn’t a seasoned pro with an abundance of top level experience, he is still very mouldable.
He joined a Poch team in decline, we were god awful before he joined - league wise - the whole team was clearly lost for confidence. He would have felt that, especially being a younger player.
The shock of joining the premier league and the pace involved probably took him by surprise as it does to so many coming over.
He may have had trouble settling, been homesick? Who knows. Then we had the league stopped due to Covid. It’s been an all round weird start to his career.
I want him to come good like all of us, let’s give him this season now he should have settled in and had a proper pre season. I will start judging him harshly is he is still here next season. Let’s see what Mourinho and the team can do with him yeh??