Burnley have confirmed the signing of Maxwell Cornet from Olympique Lyonnais.
The Turf Moor side announced on their official website that the versatile winger had joined the club on a five-year deal. Burnley beat out the likes of Hertha Berlin and Leeds United to sign Cornet.
The Ivory Coast international is one of the biggest transfers Burnley have made in their history, as per the club’s official website. Cornet becomes Sean Dyche’s fourth signing of the summer.
And the 24-year-old winger is happy to sign for Burnley. Cornet told the club’s official website: “I am excited to be joining Burnley in the Premier League and to play with and against many of the greatest players in the world.
The former Lyon star added with: “I have developed the greatest respect for Burnley and what the club has done. I welcome the challenge of hard work and am fully committed to doing what I can to contribute. I look forward to what we can achieve.”
Indeed, the signing of Cornet to Burnley has won the admiration of plenty of neutral supporters on social media.
Yet for Claret fans, they are over the moon that they were able to get the deal done.
Here’s what some Burnley fans had to say on Twitter about Cornet officially signing for the club…
https://twitter.com/thomasjsg/status/1431913563069759490
https://twitter.com/_bfcdanny/status/1431913706347278340
https://twitter.com/elpeckhamm/status/1431913805005664259
https://twitter.com/Dave18014197/status/1431914335987720196
https://twitter.com/VenuzualenVydra/status/1431913463845199874
https://twitter.com/BfcJacob15/status/1431913947121209344
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