Nah, Dembele is miles ahead with the dribbling and is much more creative too. More similar to Ramires
Also Sir Alex said he never signs "holding midfielders". What he means by that is what you're talking about, someone to sit in front of the defence. So we definitely wont be doing that.
However, I guess he didnt say anything about converting a player to play there or something. Like with Phil Neville, later day Keane, etc. Its strange because when I saw Jones at Blackburn he did exactly that job and did really well with blocks and tackles in the danger areas. But when we use him in midfield he often ends up as one of our most forward players... Sometimes to good effect, but it would be nice if he could show that he still remembers how to protect the defence from midfield too.