COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Help has arrived.

The Crew had been wanting to add a difference maker since the departure of Cucho Hernandez. Someone who can finish with the best of the best in Major League Soccer. And after a ton of work, the front office has added a very talented player.

Wessam Abou Ali made his introduction Tuesday afternoon at Lower.com Field, seeing his new jersey and going through all the pomp and circumstance that a highly-regarded international player receives.

Abou Ali told NBC4's Whitney Harding that he realizes he's got big shoes to fill after Cucho left. But the former striker for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly said that he can be electrifying in his own way.

"Cucho was a bit shorter than me. The style of play is different," Abou Ali. "But I'm a real No. 9.

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