It's an exciting time to be a Newcastle fan right now. Not only have the club returned to the Premier League at the first time of asking, they also have an experienced and respected manager who may be able to attract some quality players to the club this summer.

The latest in a long list of players linked to the club is Manchester City's Eliquim Mangala, who is reportedly attracting interest from Rafael Benitez.

Mangala has spent this season on loan at Valencia, where he has reproduced the form that he showed in abundance at Porto before signing for Man City.

Despite his sometimes comedic defending in the Premier League, Rafael Benitez may be the right man to get the best out of a player who was lauded as one of Europe's best central defenders three years ago.

Newcastle fans took to Twitter over the weekend to express their delight at the rumours, despite Mangala's previous Premier League performances...

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