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Published 14:20 24 Jul 2019 BST
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His slight stature will have the Proper Football Men™ questioning whether he has the physicality to adapt to the Premier League, but Corrigan has no concerns over his compatibility with intense, physical football.
"Although Ceballos is not the biggest, he should have no problem with the physical side," he explains.
"Especially at Betis, he seemed to thrive when games became more of a battle, even impressing Diego Simeone with how he took the fight to Atletico Madrid in one game. The issue might be more how he mentally adapts to the new country and new challenge, and also perhaps how he deals with Unai Emery's intense style of man-management."
Ceballos had not envisaged having to go out on loan when he joined Real Madrid, but Corrigan sees it as a move that will benefit all parties. "He was just 20 when he joined Madrid two years ago, when Barcelona were also interested, but even at that stage he was used to playing regularly having made over 100 appearances for first club Real Betis," he says.
"Things were different given the competition for places at the Bernabeu, and coach Zinedine Zidane did not like how he reacted to being lower in the pecking order. It is clearly better for both parties now that they spend some time apart."
As previously mentioned, Ceballos is effectively replacing Ramsey and can fulfil a variety of midfield roles.
"As Emery has said, Ceballos can play as both a number eight and a number 10. This flexibility should be useful as he can fit pretty well into any midfield set-up.
"Ideally - for Ceballos anyway - he could play behind the front two and pick out passes for Aubameyang and Lacazette ahead of him. But he also has the tenacity and athleticism to fit in alongside Xhaka, Torreira or Guendouzi in a two or three man central midfield."Sport

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