He is not better than Johnson but not very far from his level.
His pace is impressive (for a 29yr old he's not showing any sign of losing his legs) as his reading of the game and you often never see the winger he mark getting a good ball for the whole match (now it's Ligue 1 wingers, not PL ones).
He is a reasonably good crosser and has a good passing range, but is a far less good dribbler and probably not as good finisher as Jonhson. His speed make him a good counter attacker anyway, but he often lose challenges if he recieve a ball while not running.
The main problem is : will he adapt to PL fast enough, considering he don't have that many seasons at his actual level left (especially being on the bench most of the time if he is purchased as number two RB).
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