West Ham United have had a gap bid of round £17m rejected for Burnley star Maxwel Cornet as they turn into the most recent Premier League aspect to lodge a bid for the Ivory Coast star.
Burnley signed Cornet for £13.5m final summer season, and the star scored 9 targets as he impressed totally in his first season within the Premier League – though it wasn’t sufficient to cease the Clarets from being relegated for the primary time in six seasons.
The Hammers are joined of their curiosity within the former Lyon man by Everton, Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle, with all events bar the latter having seen bids rejected in mortgage and everlasting codecs with a £17.5m launch clause stated to be energetic.
The rationale for his or her bid is {that a} deal to deliver major goal, Filip Kostic, to the membership, who starred for Eintracht Frankfurt final season, is wanting more and more tough to finish provided that he has reservations over lacking out on Champions League soccer and interest from Juventus.
Burnley will slowly combine Cornet into their aspect over the approaching weeks forward of a gruelling Championship marketing campaign and can hope that extra derisory bids are available in as they purpose to maintain their star beneath Vincent Kompany.
