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Allan Saint-Maximin: A player new-look Newcastle can build their team around?

Built like a rugby league forward with the grace of a ballerina, there are few players or personalities like Allan Saint-Maximin in the Premier League.

The Newcastle winger was "unplayable" in Tuesday's 3-1 win over Everton, according to Toffees manager Frank Lampard, and it was a performance which had fans and his own boss Eddie Howe purring.

Saint-Maximin's unique ability to skip past defenders with his trickery, but also use his physique to bounce them out of his way has led to a Premier League high of 101 completed dribbles this season.

That is 18 more than Wolves' Adama Traore, who has now left for Barcelona, and more than double the 48 dribbles completed by Tottenham's Lucas Moura, who is third highest in that category.