We will never know now but its obvious that we left the squad too thin.He wouldn't have provided us with nothing different to what we currently have if he stayed. Benfica was a good club to really test him playing for one of Portuguese and European giants. Failed to make any impact there.
Its painful watching players like Gundogan, Ake and Stones struggling for fitness and reflecting on how good they were in their prime.
A few younger players that can run for 90 minutes is what we need at the moment.