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Barcelona would actually make more sense, they play the highest line in football and need recovery pace more than they need a box defender. He would suit them in a similar way to how he suited Ange Spurs.
He's a bit like Senesi in that he's known for his ballplaying more than his defending. But he's fairly big and robust too
How you doing the maths there?
or maybe Senesi
He and Senesi are two of the defenders trying to play the most aggressive, forward, ambitious passes to progress play rather than knocking it around conservatively. If those two are partnered together, it absolutely opens the door for a slightly less creative central midfield (hence a role for Palhinha)
I've not seen very much of Van Hecke and think maybe he's playing in a slightly risky environment at Brighton with the style they adopt. But he seems to be good in the air and naturally be one that moves forward rather than instinctively being defensive - which is maybe an odd thing to say about a defender. Perhaps better phrased as he appears to like playing on the front-foot, pressing forward to deal with opponents. His CB partner is very important to be able to cover for spaces he leaves behind, assuming he plays in the same way with us as at Brighton.
He's available on the pitch for most of the season which is a good start
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But Romero and Sensi are the opposite of each other too, so its 2 in 2 out
