Tchouaméni at centre-back. The future or a stopgap?

This story is from last season, but interesting how Tchouaméni has been doing additional training in virtual reality to familiar himself in playing as a centre-back.

https://www.beyourbest.com/insight/how-tchouameni-trained-in-virtual-reality-to-prepare-for-a-laliga-game

Wonder if the club foresee that being his long-term position or just a stopgap when needed?