He is supposed to prefer playing centrally, but his one outing in that position under Carlo that I remember wasn’t great.
I don’t think he will be sold but his book value must be about £16.5m now so it’s becoming more possible.
I reality I think he is here for this season, so I think he is more likely to get a chance centrally given all the wingers we are signing.
He played centrally for 30 mins against Burnley, when the team was really really poor however he was our best player.
IMO his attributes clearly suit playing centrally and he has showed enough there to deserve having another look at.
3 of our big signings get criticised more than anyone, Iwobi, Gomes and Sigurdsson. 2 of these get to play in there favoured position week in week out whilst the other gets shoe horned into a wing back role.
I’m quietly confident Iwobi will surprise a few this year and he’d do a lot better than both Sigurdsson and Gomes, in a central role, if he was given the opportunities they’ve been given,
The fact that he’s one of our lowest earners and on half the pay of the other 2 listed, means he’s worth giving an opportunity to.
I think Benitez is going to like him.