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West Brom boss Tony Pulis believes learning English is helping Salomon Rondon reach his potential: 'It's made him a bigger part of the group'

West Brom boss Tony Pulis believes breaking down the language barrier is helping Salomon Rondon to express himself both on and off the pitch.

The Venezuela international striker enjoyed a solid first season in the Premier League, scoring 10 goals following his £12million arrival from Zenit St Petersburg in the summer of 2015, but struggled with his grasp of English - relying heavily on fellow Spanish-speaking South American Claudio Yacob.

Rondon rounded off a superb individual performance against Burnley on Monday night with the final goal, his fourth of the campaign, in West Brom's 4-0 win and Pulis thinks feeling more at home has played a big part in the 27-year-old coming good on his potential.