Agree with most of what you are saying. not sure he’s showing Laporte levels of potential when he’s playing and that’s what we need but he didn’t do much wrong and plays well beyond his years, we can’t ask for much more from somebody of his age in his position.
The thing is, we don’t necessarily need him to be the first choice cb, especially not at 19. We need 4 centre backs in the squad, they’ll be rotation but there will naturally be a pecking order And even if he’s not at the top of it he can still be a success here and play a big role. His club trained status will make him invaluable