Just looking at his goals last season, he scored 20 goals in La Liga. 14 of those goals were against the lower half of the league, numbers 11 to 20 on the table. Of the other 6 goals, 3 were penalties, coincidentally the 3 goals he scored against the strongest teams, Real Madrid, Villareal and Valencia. He has actually not scored a single "normal" goal this season against the top 6 teams in La Liga.
So that raises some concerns, and I thought let's have a look at the season before that too. 13/14 season he scored 14 goals in La Liga, 10 of which were against the lower half teams. Interestingly enough 3 of the 4 other goals were against Real Madrid, none penalties, though all poacher goals.
So what's the conclusion? I'm not sure. The Real Madrid goals make it not as clear cut. And it all depends on how you view the lower half of La Liga compared to the PL. One thing is for sure, he's very much a poacher, a finisher, limited striker. Unfortunately most strikers we are linked to seem to be. Ideally we'd have a striker who will perform regardless, and isn't too dependant on the form of his team mates. It's why you don't see many of these poachers at European top teams.
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