Unimpressive at Barcelona and a controversial figure at Aston Villa, Adama Traore's arrival at Middlesbrough was rather bemusing.
The man who brought him to England, Tim Sherwood, described him as "a bit of Messi and a bit of Ronaldo". So, what would Boro fans tell you about 20-year-old Traore? That his arrival made an instant impact on atmosphere when he signed, that pulses began to race on his debut with a cameo appearance against Crystal Palace. In just the nine minutes he was on the pitch, chaos ensued with Palace players falling over themselves to eat Traore's dust as he muscled by them with ease.