Newcastle United could capitalise on Maxwel Cornet's £17.5million release clause to bring him to Tyneside this summer. As reported earlier this weekend on Chronicle Live, Cornet of Burnley has been offered to the Magpies along with Watford's Emmanuel Dennis.
The Atheltic claims the Ivory Coast international had a release clause placed into his contract if the Clarets were relegated from the Premier League. Their ill-fated campaign last year saw them tumble into the Championship, but Cornet was among their silver linings in a dismal season.
Cornet scored nine goals in 26 games in all competitions after signing a five-year deal last summer after making the switch for a reported fee of €12million. Eddie Howe's side are in the market for some attacking options after bolstering their defence and Cornet could prove an astute acquisition.
