"He's almost like a new signing," siad Benitez. "Last season he wasn't training for three or four months, so it was difficult when he came in because the pace here is higher than it is in Spain. Here it is more physical too.
"People say all the time that football is the same in all the countries, but it's not true. Some players need four, five or six months to adjust.
"He can play in the Champions League which is good news for us and I hope he can score more goals for us in the league."