Have more time for him than Wijnaldum and I think he'd have been a huge hit if he hadn't been successively Pardewed, Carverd then McClarend.
If he really wants to leave then let him go. If he stays I think he'll do well. If Benitez is gonna make a decent fist of things he needs quality players, and whilst 99% of those quality players were bad last season, we can't afford to burn our bridges with all of them.