Former Newcastle flop Florian Thauvin is adamant he has progressed as a player since his departure from Tyneside and is now ‘ready’ for the Premier League. The French winger came to Newcastle during the 2015 season for a cool £13m with a hot reputation from his time in France.
Thauvin, who still sits fourth in Newcastle’s all time record transfers at £13m – only behind Michael Owen, Newcastle legend Alan Shearer as well as Georginio Wijnaldum - struggled to find his best form with the Magpies, failing to score in 13 appearances for the club, before being shipped off back to Marseille.