“Alejandro Pozuelo was not brought in as a replacement for Sebastian Giovinco.” - an iteration or approximation of the early messaging from Toronto FC.
Retweet, repeat, and rinse as necessary.
This was the point that Toronto FC was adamant about when first introducing Pozuelo’s acquisition to fans and media. To be clear, what they really meant was that the attacking midfielder was not a replacement for Giovinco’s style of play: Pozuelo and Seba were — and are — different types of players.
But when one shiny former European acquisition (and MLS MVP) is shown the door to make room for another new shiny European designated-player acquisition, the comparisons will be inevitable.