Short answer: yes.
He's an international level player. He could end up being an outstanding international.
Against that, you always have to have two hookers in the matchday squad, and they always get significant time on the pitch. Whether you are playing 50 mins or 30 mins probably shouldn't matter a huge amount, but there's no doubt that it does to most players.
Secondly, hookers are generally not a highly paid position ... in real terms, they are undervalued, in my opinion. The Esportif salary survey [link: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rug ... s-19535680 ] has them as either the lowest or second lowest paid player in all three European leagues, which is remarkable.