Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew plans to speak with midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa to ensure the Frenchman is in the right frame of mind when the new season gets underway.
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The France international is facing disciplinary action from his country's Football Association following a dressing room altercation in the wake of Les Bleus' defeat by Sweden at Euro 2012 last month.
It is thought Ben Arfa was involved in a bust-up with then France coach Laurent Blanc after reportedly finding himself in trouble after using a mobile phone at a team meeting.
The midfielder and international team-mate Yohan Cabaye have both been given extra time to recover by Newcastle and are yet to meet up with the Magpies squad for pre-season.
Manager Pardew fears the events in Poland and Ukraine could have affected Ben Arfa and will speak with the 25-year-old ahead of the new campaign.
The boss is keen for the midfielder to start the season with a good mind-set after helping the club to a fifth-place finish in the Premier League last term.
He told the Daily Mail: "I haven't really studied what went on with France at the Euros and I won't get the real version until I speak to Hatem.
"He doesn't come back until a lot later in pre-season because he and Yohan Cabaye need some rest.
"Certainly I will have a conversation with him because I want him to pick up where he left off for us, which was in a good place."
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