Yes at first he would be (hypothetically). But with Brown gone , we could do with another #10 option/cover. Gross could easily get injured, lose form. (Izquierdo doesn't work there, Baldock is a different kind of player, Propper has played there but he's out of position and leaves a thin...
He's a young , potentially impressive player, but he has little Premier league experience, he's expensive, and he's just come back from after months out from a bad injury.
Hudds , like us, still need to have a massively impressive 2nd half of the season to stay up. Its a massive gamble but...