I still rate him as someone who has a role to play but he is always going to be frustrating and look disinterested at times, yet he always has the potential to create a game changing moment. He played a key role last year including his part in the win v Newcastle and his goals securing points v Arsenal and West Ham, while not as consistent as others without him we would have been far closer to the drop zone.
Was 12 million too much? Probably. Yet there is no point casting a player who is still young and with his natural ability aside. Sadly he is at the catch 22 of needing game time to improve and having players who are performing better currently ahead of him.