In an ideal world everything aligns: data, video analysis and scouting. But in those instances the chances are we would lose out to better resources teams. The hope here is that he has potential that is yet to be fulfilled. Given he's still only 20 that may well be the case.
I understand the need to get players in young, so that the player trading model can deliver value for money, but I hope we're not exclusively looking at promising youngsters.
One glaring problem this season has been our finishing. Our 48 goals is 8 below our expected tally. Only Luton have a more profligate record. Eom has an expected goals tally of 6 but has only scored 2, Bianchini 4.4 Vs 3, Vipotnik 9.6 Vs 7, Ronald 3.5 Vs 1. Only Cullen has out performed his 8.8 xG with 10. His 14 goals this season compared to an xG of 10.5. Last season he scored 21 against an xG of 14.3. Clinical.
We need to sign players we can be confident will score with the opportunities they get. I have no problem with signing the likes of Wales for the future, but we also need players who can hit the ground running. I would be happier if we were to sign the likes of Will Evans as well, who is probably available for 500-700k.