Newcastle United could be securing a possible bargain transfer amid rumours that they are keen to add Burnley winger Maxwel Cornet to their ranks this summer.
The 25-year-old was relegated with Burnley last season and now teams, including the likes of Newcastle, could sign the winger on a cut-price deal of £18 million.
Despite that relegation, Cornet is a player who impressed a lot of people during his debut campaign in England, including former centre-back and current Leicester City coach, Kolo Toure.
Towards the back end of last season, Toure told Sky Sports Football that it was a ‘big surprise’ to him when Cornet ended up at Turf Moor in the first place.
But he still felt that his fellow countryman had been ‘unbelievable’ after scoring nine goals in 26 Premier League games for a relegated side.
“He has been terrific,” said Toure of the Ivory Coast international. “Unbelievable. I saw him, he scored a great goal against us (Leicester City). Technically, he is a very good player. Seeing him go to Burnley was a big surprise for me.
“But he has done unbelievable there because he shows some great, great quality and scoring goals.”
DIABY, CORNET, BROJA AND LINGARD
There have been a number of attackers that have been tipped to join Newcastle United this summer, with Eddie Howe keen to bolster his forward line.
From those players, it seems as though Moussa Diaby would cost the most with Bayer Leverkusen demanding £60 million for the player, but they can get others much cheaper.
Cornet is one of them at £18 million, added with that, Jesse Lingard is a free-transfer and his name has also been dropped into the hat.
The issue with the England international seems to stem from the former Manchester United star’s wage demands, with former Crystal Palace owner, Simon Jordan, making it clear that he has ‘flushed’ the last three years of his career.
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