Can't see a situation where he doesn't improve our attacking fluency, particularly with his presence allowing Sancho and Rashford to compete against each other on the LW and his relationship with Ten Hag, but it does speak to a recurring issue around recruitment, noted across other threads. Is he much better than a Kulasevksi who, even if not having his best game at time of writing, cost less than 1/3 having played in a traditional top league, let alone the options potentially available for 40-45 m across other second tier leagues?
A pricey, twitter-chatter signing also inevitably dampens some of the (necessary) anti- Glazer energy. It's not just the extraction of funds by them and the subtle markers of incompetence or limited ambition around the club from the stadium and other penny-pinching to the behaviour of recruitment teams that in turn seem to infect our players, that have limited us, but the actual scouting system which they've allowed to be mismanaged. It's because of this that barring extraordinary misfortune on the part of other clubs, means that as long as they're responsible for the system that oversees acquisition, even with the best coaching in the world we're unlikely to finish above 4th any time soon.
Do you see another midfielder coming in this window, now that this money has been spent (or at least committed to, with a chunk up-front, as these things work).. And if not, even with Casemiro coming in and another round of intense Ten Hag training, the effect of Antony as another outlet for teams to be concerned with etc, do we really feel optimistic that the midfield won't be continuously bypassed and have to be bailed out with last-minute defending, or that we'll be able to exercise control against well-drilled sides.