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title: "Newcastle: Maxwel Cornet ‘interest has substance’, says Ben Jacobs"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-maxwel-cornet-transfer-news-latest-rumours-howe-burnley/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Will Seager"
section: "Newcastle United News"
published: "2022-08-01T19:15:52Z"
modified: "2022-08-01T19:15:52Z"
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# Newcastle: Maxwel Cornet ‘interest has substance’, says Ben Jacobs

**[Newcastle United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/)’s interest in Burnley winger Maxwel Cornet ‘has substance’, according to CBS journalist Ben Jacobs.**

### **The Lowdown: Newcastle interest in Cornet**

According to [talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/1159499/transfer-notebook-premier-league-maxwel-cornet-newcastle-chelsea-west-ham-filip-kostic/), the Magpies are preparing to trigger the £17.5m release clause in the 25-year-old’s contract, joining a long list of [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) clubs in the race to secure the Ivorian’s signature.

As per the report, Everton have had a loan bid rejected by the Championship outfit, while Nottingham Forest have failed to agree personal terms with the player.

Chelsea also considered a move for Cornet earlier in the transfer window but have not yet firmed up their interest.

### **The Latest: Jacobs’ claim**

Jacobs believes there is truth in the rumours linking the Ivory Coast international with a move to St James’ Park this summer.

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen/status/1553645274500833280), the reliable journalist claimed: “Maxwel Cornet interest has substance, too. Everton & Forest pushing. He was actually offered to Newcastle earlier in window for his £17.5m release clause. Club felt the price was too high back then. Newcastle one of several EPL clubs considering Watford’s Emanuel Dennis as well.”

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### **The Verdict: Could be a great signing**

With Eddie Howe’s side on the lookout for a new attacker to add to their squad’s ranks, Cornet’s underlying statistics illustrate why he could be a strong signing for the Magpies.

As per [FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/beb391dd/Maxwel-Cornet), compared with positional peers across Europe over the past year, the winger ranks in the 81st percentile for tackles and in the 75th percentile for non-penalty goals and interceptions.

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These figures occurred whilst he was playing for a struggling Burnley side, with Cornet having [scored over a quarter](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/maxwel-cornet/leistungsdaten/spieler/234781/plus/0?saison=2021) of his [team’s goals](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table/2021) in the Premier League last season.

Therefore, given that he has proven to be effective in the English top-flight, this could be a great signing for Newcastle if they can pull it off.