
Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe is eager for "consistency" from Allan Saint-Maximin.
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.
It led to Howe saying the 24-year-old was "the best dribbler I've worked with" and based on his current form could "100%" get into the France national side - an honour which has yet to be achieved despite playing for the country's youth teams.
"I'm excited by him every time he steps onto the pitch," Howe said of a player he calls 'Maxi'.
"There's that feeling you never know what he's going to do. He's a match-winner but I want to see that on a consistent basis."
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