Maybe you're struggling with reading comprehension, but he'd be signed for emergency cover or closing out matches. Much as it's great to see our players running towards our goal at pace to make last ditch tackles, there's also a need to defend set pieces and mark opposition players out of the game occasionally.
In Romero and VdV we have two young players who would benefit from playing with some wily operators, much as King benefited from a season with Naybet.