10 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Florian Thauvin

10. Thauvin Is An Attacking Midfielder Who Can Play On Either Flank Or Through Middle

Newcastle United have purchased an attacking midfielder who is confident of playing anywhere across the attacking three and would slot nicely into Steve McClaren's 4-2-3-1 formation. Best deployed on one of the flanks, he will look to cut inside and take on opponents' full-backs before looking to shoot. French football journalist Andrew Gibney told WhatCultureNUFC that there had been talk of Marco Bielsa using Thauvin as a #10 this season but after the Argentine coach's sudden resignation from Marseille we won't ever see those plans in action. Whether McClaren will experiment with the 22-year-old playing behind Aleksandar Mitrovic or Papiss Cisse remains unknown but it could be that Georginio Wijnaldum has some competition as will Gabriel Obertan and Moussa Sissoko.