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title: "Everton: Toffees ‘pushing hard’ to sign Maxwel Cornet"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Will Seager"
section: "Everton News"
published: "2022-07-26T12:35:55Z"
modified: "2022-07-26T12:35:55Z"
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# Everton: Toffees ‘pushing hard’ to sign Maxwel Cornet

**[Everton](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/) are ‘pushing hard’ to sign Burnley winger Maxwel Cornet and the player will decide on his next club this week, according to journalist Fraser Fletcher.**

### **The Lowdown: Cornet’s season**

The Ivory Coast international was a bright spark in a struggling Clarets side last season, who were relegated from the [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) with just [seven wins all year.](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table/2021)

The 25-year-old made [26 top-flight appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/maxwel-cornet/leistungsdaten/spieler/234781/plus/0?saison=2021), scoring nine goals during the league campaign. With his squad having totalled just [34 goals as a whole](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table/2021), Cornet’s contributions saw him amass over a quarter of the Clarets’ goals for the season – making him indispensable for Vincent Kompany’s side.

### **The Latest: Fletcher’s news**

Having been relegated to the Championship, the winger has been linked with a number of moves away from Turf Moor this summer.

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/FrazFletcher/status/1551546228277760000), Fletcher shared the latest update on Cornet’s future.

“Maxwel Cornet future will be decided this week I’m told, he will leave Burnley.

“Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Everton and 1 more unnamed club are in talks for the Burnley player, All pushing hard and keen on securing, best offer wins.”

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### **The Verdict: Great signing**

After Cornet scored twice in Lyon’s 2-2 draw against Manchester City in 2018, Citizens boss Pep Guardiola was full of praise for the 25-year-old, saying: [“I was very impressed by the talent of Maxwel Cornet.”](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/pep-guardiolas-maxwel-cornet-impressive-24446022)

With such fine performances in France, it was a surprise to see Burnley emerge as the player’s destination last summer.

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Signing a [£44,000-a-week](https://salarysport.com/football/player/maxwel-cornet/) contract with the Clarets, Everton could secure a great addition for Frank Lampard’s squad for a reasonable price; as per [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3314455/2022/05/17/maxwel-cornet-burnley-release-clause/), the winger even has a £17.5m relegation release clause buried in his contract.

With the talent involved for the money required, this could be a shrewd signing for the Toffees.