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It will be interesting to see what is going to happen with Florian Thauvin this summer.

Newcastle United loaned him back to Marseille in France in January after he struggled to adapt to the pace and physicality of Premier League football.

At the moment, it looks like he will be returning to Tyneside for pre-season training though.

But what does the future hold for him?

Towards the end of the Ligue 1 season, Thauvin was really starting to find his form again for Marseille.

His confidence appeared to have returned and he was showing the end product which is necessary for any forward-thinking player.

I definitely think he could succeed in England, particularly under the management of Rafa Benitez.

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He is a typical winger.

By that I mean he’s temperamental, but he has quality and can be a potential matchwinner.

He must change a few things in his game though if he is going to succeed.

If he has the right attitude, really applies himself, puts on a bit of muscle and gets tougher, then I think he could cause a lot of problems for Championship defences next season.

Under Benitez, he could be a decent player and he could provide some of the ammunition for Aleksandar Mitrovic.

In that sense, it could be like a new player arriving at Newcastle this summer.

Ideally I’m sure Thauvin doesn’t want to play in the Championship, but I think Benitez will take a look at him.

He does have quality, it’s just about getting it out of him regularly.