Makes no difference , another who's not good enough.
He was actually very good prior his injuries. Have no doubt he will be useful if he stays fit.
Under this coach who most definitely wouldn't have a strong bias in his favor the way Lucho did he'd almost certainly flounder on the bench the way Denis is now. He was playing well before his injuries but he was an improving player, and not what you'd consider an important player, which as we've seen from Valverde would make him all but useless. He's going on 25 now as well so he's not exactly the mythical young player we pretended Valverde likes to develop as well.
Wait, is he finally back?! Or is he just training with them during the rondos?