Had to sign up to specifically tell you that if you think Bentancur is a “technician” and “comfortable on the ball”, you either have very very low standards (no offense) or you are in for a big surprise whenever his first fifteen minutes of form are over.
I’ve watched all 180-something games he played with us, half of them live at the stadium, and I hardly remember another supposedly decent midfielder being so terrible with the ball. He will lose possession regularly and he will cost you games. Only chance of playing him is by giving him zero responsibility whatsoever with the ball and possibly have someone decent next to him he can refer to.
He had some positive stretches with us as well, just enough to give you hope, then years would pass and you’d still be there hoping.
There was a time when he looked like a crack, but he turned out to be too poor with the ball and too lacking in positional awareness to make it in Europe at high levels.
Maybe Conte can revitalize him, otherwise you get what you pay for (in this case, a 20 mil reserve).
Kulu on the other hand has promise and I was sorry to see him go. He can do well in PL. A bit weak mentally but there’s Conte for that…