 |  He is a terrific person and a fantastic cricketer and I'm sure he can have a big season for club and country Langer on Trescothick |
Trescothick, 31, pulled out of tours to Australia and Pakistan after breaking down with a stress-related illness.
But he says he now wants to return and new Somerset captain Langer told Five Live: "He is an outstanding batsman.
"We all want him playing for England, but it will be a big bonus to have him at Somerset. He'll have a huge impact."
Trescothick made an astonishing return for the county in a pre-season friendly against Devon, firing 256 off just 117 balls.
And Langer admits England have sorely missed the opener in both forms of the games.
"He was always one of the guys Australia liked playing against least because we knew what a dangerous player he was," he said.
"In fact, he was the catalyst behind England's Ashes win in 2005 for me. He showed his brilliance, especially on the first morning of the second Test, and that turned the momentum in their favour.
"He is a terrific person and a fantastic cricketer and I'm sure he can have a big season for club and country."
Langer also believes Trescothick's presence will help Somerset to success this season: "The optimism here is high and everyone is hungry for success.
"We've got a very good list of players with the likes of Trescothick, Andy Caddick, Ian Blackwell and Cameron White and so on, and the competition for places is intense.
"We haven't experienced as much success of late as we'd like here but the enthusiasm and energy is there for us to rectify that this season."
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