I have to be honest, I’ve never seen him play or if I have I didn’t notice him stand out. Is he any good? Anybody who knows him, who would you compare him to on a similar ability level?
I haven't seen much, but from what I have seen he's more of a physical defender then a technical one. If you look at Koulibaly - it is the same so City probably decided they need a bit more muscle and at least one option in defence which prefers to play it safe. Seemed really aggresive, but also a bit clumsy - his movements are more choppy than agile.
He's right-footed but his left foot is good as well, although his long passing is all over the place even with his right.
Benfica was comfortable defensively in the games that I did see so his defensive game looked good enough. But in City's team - if you're not really good on the ball, you will constantly be put under pressure.
We'll see, but he doesn't look like a game changing addition if you ask me. At least not currently.
