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Cheers. From the Youtube scouting I've done in the last 10-15 minutes he looks pretty good, but those are highlight reels.
Distribution and height are probably the attributes McClaren is looking for in a defender. We like to try and play the ball from the back and some of his clips show a decent passing range from him. We're probably also buying with a view to him being good enough for the Prem. That is our goal this season and our current defenders are decent enough at this level.
roboto
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I've seen him play maybe 4 times this season - but I think Eibar lost all those games other than the draw with Villareal (which he was very good in). I'm not going to be able to give you that much on him that Whoscored won't.
He's a big guy and is strong in the air, decent feet and good distribution though Eibar are a pretty direct team for Spain - he should do well in the Championship. He's been their best defender statistically this season - £600k seems a little pricey for a defender, with only 14 games of top flight football and who was a free agent in 2nd tier football 18 months ago but he is young I guess