Well he had a great first few months didn't he, but went off the boil quite badly after the Silva situation and even worse when he eventually was sacked. He didn't score a goal in the second half of the season, I believe. Is that right? So it's a bit of a questionable one, because £50 million is a lot of money. When you're paying that much you'd expect proven quality – do a couple of good performances count as proven in the Premier League? I don't know. We'll have to wait and see.
The way I see it, he projects long term as a well rounded player that can hang in the premier league. If you can have that plus a little Brazilian flair, it will do wonders for you in the table.
Where I waver (as yourself), is he fell off a cliff in the second half of the season. We still don’t know if he is a half a season wonder, yet we are paying out the rear end for him. That, and we already have Lookman who looks like a real offensive talent (I’d like to think we have no intention of selling him on the cheap).
If we keep Lookman, this move does not bother me. If this is his replacement, I have a big problem with this move.