It's not that the finding "will" generate debate but it already has. Much of it is quite dismissive. See https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/05/22/ape-that-lived-in-europe-7-million-years-ago-could-be-human-ancestor-controversial-study-suggests/?utm_term=.b7b9eb5f27d2