Newcastle United have confirmed that winger Florian Thauvin has re-joined Marseille on a one-year loan deal, with an obligation to make the move permanent.
The 23-year-old left the Stade Velodrome for Newcastle in August 2015 for a fee believed to be in the region of £15 million, signing a five-year deal at St James' Park.
Thauvin failed to live up to that price tag, though, and returned to the Ligue 1 side on a temporary basis in January after just 16 competitive appearances for Newcastle.
He returned to Newcastle at the end of his loan spell and featured in four of their five pre-season friendlies, but will now ply his trade for OM again in France.
CONFIRMED: @FlorianThauvin returns to @OM_Officiel
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