Cornet’s Instagram

[WestMidsClaret]

Sometimes you need to have players that aren't the "norm" because if players are all the same then things go stale quickly and players lose interest.

[CoolClaret]

The notion that Cornet wouldn’t be effective in the Championship is absolutely insane.

The gap has absolutely widened between the Champ and the Premier League - as indicated on the video he shared playing dynamic attacking football Cornet would bag for fun in this league, absolutely no question

[ClaretAndBlue94]

How can anyone critiscise Cornet ? Did well in the PL for us in a team that offered very little going forwards.

Above all else - he has acted professionally and respected the club.

[clarethomer]

How can anyone critiscise Cornet ? Did well in the PL for us in a team that offered very little going forwards.

Above all else - he has acted professionally and respected the club.

If you hadn't already realised - nobody and I mean nobody is above criticism on this board. Players, Moderators, users of the board, Owners of the club etc.

I think there is relevant concerns around his ability to endure the pace and intensity of the league with 46 games etc but his skill clearly makes him a more than competent footballer at this level.

If we didn't need the money to fund other incomings, I genuinely don't think we would have had VK talking in the way he has and he would have been part of the team for sure.

[Jakubclaret]

The notion that Cornet wouldn’t be effective in the Championship is absolutely insane.

The gap has absolutely widened between the Champ and the Premier League - as indicated on the video he shared playing dynamic attacking football Cornet would bag for fun in this league, absolutely no question

He would he’s that good he’d frustrate lots of championship defenders to the extent some would put their studs through him & injure him I think, it’s rough league for no nonsense defenders & flair players.

[CoolClaret]

He would he’s that good he’d frustrate lots of championship defenders to the extent some would put their studs through him & injure him I think, it’s rough league for no nonsense defenders & flair players.

Grealish, Taraabt, Mount all faired fine just to name a few..

Heck, even Chris Eagles was a world beater on his day in the champ and managed to endure it.

There’s so many skill/flair players that were often undersized and I think it’s a bit lazy to suggest that they wouldn’t be effective because the champ is full of cloggers…

Knockheart, Hoolahan, King etc the list goes on

[Gordaleman]

Just a reminder, if anyone needs one, as to just what we'll be missing when Cornet leaves.

Scroll down for all of his spectacular goals.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... midfielder

[Jakubclaret]

Grealish, Taraabt, Mount all faired fine just to name a few..

Heck, even Chris Eagles was a world beater on his day in the champ and managed to endure it.

There’s so many skill/flair players that were often undersized and I think it’s a bit lazy to suggest that they wouldn’t be effective because the champ is full of cloggers…

Knockheart, Hoolahan, King etc the list goes on

If you are confident the club will run that risk with that scenario crack on I suspect the last thing would be to jeopardise a medical.

[CoolClaret]

If you are confident the club will run that risk with that scenario crack on I suspect the last thing would be to jeopardise a medical.

I think we should keep him! Much prefer Cornet and maybe one more than 3/4 players with no Cornet!

& yes I know Kompany says we need bodies but my lord, Cornet is top drawer and can create something out of nothing.

Be a shame to see him go

[SouthLondonexile]

I think there has been nothing in his demeanour which would suggest he is a difficult player to manage, unlike Wout.
So if there is any chance of him staying bung him in the team, first name on the team sheet. With our new pressing style, he will be terrorising all the teams in the Championship - especially Blackburn Rovers.

[CrosspoolClarets]

The other thing about Max is it strikes me he would suit a top of a table team, if he was scoring regularly and the team was winning he would thrive. Whereas with us he had his silly penalty and Norwich miss (we stay up if they go in) which makes me think he isn’t overly suited to tense situations at the bottom.

He’ll be off of course, but I wish he wasn’t.

[Jakubclaret]

I think we should keep him! Much prefer Cornet and maybe one more than 3/4 players with no Cornet!

& yes I know Kompany says we need bodies but my lord, Cornet is top drawer and can create something out of nothing.

Be a shame to see him go

True, with what’s gone on & how far it’s gone you get to a point where you just don’t give a sh1t anymore that’s not to say I don’t wish the new team & VK & the overall set up success.

[CryerBFC]

And he doesn't - not in the way we played under Dyche and definitely not in the way it looks as though we will play under Kompany. That's completely different than suggesting a player is lazy. I just don't think he's enough of a team player.

I may be wrong, but I feel should the promising start under Kompany continue, he would play with a smile on his face, would probably score 20 goals in this league, and would be a massive part of the ‘team’. I also think, playing with 70% possession is a lot less taxing on an attacker, than it is say a midfielder, you move up the pitch in 10 metre increments, running across the line, as opposed to a lumped ball up front, chasing lost causes and terrible knock ons. An intelligent footballer in this system would thrive

[Rumbletonk]

I may be wrong, but I feel should the promising start under Kompany continue, he would play with a smile on his face, would probably score 20 goals in this league, and would be a massive part of the ‘team’. I also think, playing with 70% possession is a lot less taxing on an attacker, than it is say a midfielder, you move up the pitch in 10 metre increments, running across the line, as opposed to a lumped ball up front, chasing lost causes and terrible knock ons. An intelligent footballer in this system would thrive

He'd also earn appox £20/30K a week less than he would if he played in the PL. Very few people would be happy with that.

[IanMcL]

WHU and Europe seems the more intense attraction.

[Papabendi]

How can anyone critiscise Cornet ? Did well in the PL for us in a team that offered very little going forwards.

Above all else - he has acted professionally and respected the club.

criticise a key player for us last season (foreign) and fluff up a homegrown talent in McNeil seems to be the way of things. Looks like Dyche calling out Cornet last season appears to be catching.

[elwaclaret]

I’d love to keep Cornet, but the old adage keeps coming to mind: ‘one swallow does not a summer make’. If we need to move Cornet on to bolster the squad so be it.

Delighted as I was with the opener at Huddersfield, we cannot assume any of our new players will be consistently that good. Such reassurance only comes after a decent run of games, however good we look at the moment… one thing we do know is holes remain to be filled in the squad.

[ClaretPete001]

At the end of the day it is horses for courses.

No one would suggest that in terms of talent JBG, Arfield, Hendrick or George Boyd are the equals of Mc Neil or Cornet but in a hard working 4-4-2 that has to maintain discipline and only ever expects to get 30-40 per cent possession then Arfield or JBG did a job.

Mc Neil works hard, and his stats back that up, but sometimes it seemed more like going through the motions than the genuine aggression of, for example, Arfield who imposed himself in the midfield.

Cornet lacked discipline, which is lethal in the kind of 4-4-2 Dyche preferred.

Similarly, in Kompany's tactics against Huddersfield you wonder whether Barnes is quick enough to play the lone forward. The formation is narrow and bunched in midfield where a player was released after a number of passes.

I tend to think Cornet would have been a real handful against Huddersfield. personally, I think Barnes and Cornet would be quite potent in the 4-2-2-2 because Barnes can lead the line and Cornet has the pace.

I think Luton prefer a 3-5-2 formation and are happy to cede possession so it will be interesting to see how the 4-2-2-2 or the 4-2-3-1 works in a team that is happy to sit deep and flood the midfield. Maatsen won't get the space he had against Huddersfield and there is not a lot of width in Kompany's formation or pace.

Anyway blah blah blah Cornet is going and he hasn't contributed enough to warrant anything other than an au revoir et bon chance monsieur.

[Gordaleman]

RyanTaylorSport on Instagram 1pm today.

Burnley have no plans to accept any loan proposals for Cornet after Everton previously tried luck. Ivory Coast international will be reintegrated into Vincent Kompany's squad in due course, should no solution be found. Follow latest transfer news here...

Let's hope he's reintegrated on Saturday, if fit.

[arise_sir_charge]

He'd also earn appox £20/30K a week less than he would if he played in the PL. Very few people would be happy with that.

So WHU would be paying him £20-30k more than we have been?

[Hibsclaret]

Cornet will be off. In a full championship season I reckon he would be fully fit for a maximum of 30 games. We need to cash in on a player that appears injury prone and suited to a higher level of football. Whether he is a luxury/lazy player or not it is not something we can afford nor Kompany will allow, I suspect.

[Gordaleman]

So WHU would be paying him £20-30k more than we have been?

The story is that Burnley are paying him £44k and Wet Spam have offered £67k.

[Stayingup]

The story is that Burnley are paying him £44k and Wet Spam have offered £67k.

Hope he goes to West Ham if he does go. We will.seem to.be a feeder club to Everton if he goes to them.

Someone looking at his goals and not aware of any downside in him, would think he must be worth 40 - 50 million, particularly as Wood went for 27 million.

[SalouClaret]

Cornet will leave because he deserves to play at a higher level. This talk of him not being able to play in Kompany's system is a load of drivel. The vast majority of our squad have never played that system before either, and we looked pretty good against Huddersfield.

Cornet would be one the league's best players. I wish him well wherever he ends up.

[Wembley09]

Cornet would rip this league apart, work ethic or not.

But let's not forget we have all month yet, and unfortunately Cornet will be gone by the time the Window closes.

Even if he doesn't end up at West Ham..once the season starts and if Everton lose a few, I could see them coming back and matching his release clause etc.

Maybe even a team like Leicester might panic and come in for him with the way things seem to be going there.

[Top Claret]

Cornet will be off. In a full championship season I reckon he would be fully fit for a maximum of 30 games. We need to cash in on a player that appears injury prone and suited to a higher level of football. Whether he is a luxury/lazy player or not it is not something we can afford nor Kompany will allow, I suspect.

Someone talking sense at last

[CoolClaret]

Cornet will be off. In a full championship season I reckon he would be fully fit for a maximum of 30 games. We need to cash in on a player that appears injury prone and suited to a higher level of football. Whether he is a luxury/lazy player or not it is not something we can afford nor Kompany will allow, I suspect.

Even if he ‘would be fully fit for a maximum of 30 games’

If he bagged 20 goals in that period would you take it?

…. I know I would…

[jojomk1]

Suggested on SSN that a season loan to WHU with agreement to buy based on certain criteria such as games played and final league position

Tell them to go forth and multiply

But seriously, it seems all potential suitors are not 100% confident in the guy otherwise they would have stumped up the £17.5m

Would not be surprised to see him still with us until Jan at least

He needs game time now to show his worth to us and the other interested clubs

[Hibsclaret]

The reason they are not confident is at least in part due to the injury record last season which is the same reason that we are confident that we should get rid I reckon.

[Top Claret]

I wouldn't like to spend 17 million on Cornet he hasn't yet proved himself in the premier League, like others say he is never fit and the slightest twinge he is looking at the bench

[bf2k]

Just a reminder, if anyone needs one, as to just what we'll be missing when Cornet leaves.

Scroll down for all of his spectacular goals.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news ... midfielder

Weghorst should keep watching MC's goal against Villa. That's how to finish into an open net

[Rumbletonk]

So WHU would be paying him £20-30k more than we have been?

When we're in the Championship certainly. Probably if we we're still in the PL too

[Newcastleclaret93]

I wouldn't like to spend 17 million on Cornet he hasn't yet proved himself in the premier League, like others say he is never fit and the slightest twinge he is looking at the bench

Didn’t he feature in a possible 26 games out 32 last season?

Not exactly injury prone

[Hibsclaret]

How many of those featured in were for the full 90 minutes? He certainly went off injured a few times from memory and was sub in others.

[Goalposts]

Latest statement from club unless evaluation for cornet is met he will be reintegrated into team..

[Culmclaret]

He did 1774 minutes which in the context of last year’s squad isn’t too bad

[dougcollins]

And still managed to produce more than anyone else in that time.

[NewClaret]

Cornet would rip this league apart, work ethic or not.

But let's not forget we have all month yet, and unfortunately Cornet will be gone by the time the Window closes.

Even if he doesn't end up at West Ham..once the season starts and if Everton lose a few, I could see them coming back and matching his release clause etc.

Maybe even a team like Leicester might panic and come in for him with the way things seem to be going there.

Agree on both counts - that he’d tear it apart and that he’s leaving.

The main argument against is his fitness & whether he could stay fit across 45 games, but on the basis he’s leaving I’m only bothered about the next 5 or so. I’d play him & take him off as soon as the game is secure, to preserve him as best we can whilst integrating new players - presumably him having been around training a lot longer will mean he’s more familiar with style/formation/shape than what we hope will be a few new lads.

[Darnhill Claret]

Wondering how many games he played at Lyon with league, cup and champions league games added together?
I think that the AFCON was very disruptive for him and us. Just the travelling and reduction of fitness. Took him at least 6 games to get back to his previous physical and mental condition.

[superdimitri]

He will be leaving, no doubt about that.
West Ham tried to sign Kostic from Frankfurt, but it hasn't gone through so apparently, they bid 17m for Cornet, but we rejected it.

Need to get Newcastle in a bidding war.

[IanMcL]

3 more clubs in for him, besides, Everton, Forest, Newcastle and WHU!

Leeds, Wolves, Leicester, evidently.

[Suratclaret]

At this rate it’ll be quicker to say the clubs not in for him. The first four clubs mentioned above seemed to be linked with just about every player this side of the equator.
If it’s European football he wants, then WHU must be favourite.

[Stayingup]

Maxwel has certainly become a fan favourite at Burnley. He knows this and must lap it up. Those goals wow. He doesn't do ordinary and simple does he?

[Tread Warily]

I heard he was going on loan to West Ham.

[boatshed bill]

3 more clubs in for him, besides, Everton, Forest, Newcastle and WHU!

Leeds, Wolves, Leicester, evidently.

His agent must be working overtime.

[IanMcL]

His agent must be working overtime.

24/7

[IanMcL]

Looks like WHU have met the clause and jump into driving seat.

https://www.football.london/west-ham-un ... t-24668177

[Stayingup]

I heard he was going on loan to West Ham.

No Burnley want to sell. As things stand no club seems to want to stump.up the money.

[Stayingup]

I heard he was going on loan to West Ham.

No Burnley want to sell. As things stand no club seems to want to stump.up the money. Ah the post above proves me wrong!!!

[claretandy]

He's on his way for a medical.