Nottingham Forest are reportedly pressing ahead in their pursuit of Burnley winger sign Maxwel Cornet .
Cornet has been the source of speculation this summer after impressing in his maiden season in England with the Clarets. The winger scored nine goals in 26 games for Burnley, but couldn't prevent their seven-year stay in the top flight from coming to an end.
Cornet has featured in pre-season under new Clarets boss Vincent Kompany, but relegation means the Ivory Coast player can leave Turf Moor and plenty of clubs have been credited with an interest. Among them are said to be promoted Forest, but reports suggest their opening bid for the 25-year-old was under his £17.5m buy-out clause.
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However, new claims from the Daily Mail say Forest are 'pressing ahead' to sign up Cornet ahead of Premier League rivals Everton and Fulham. They are said to have both proposed £5m up-front fees for a season-long loan with a further £20m to be paid to complete a permanent deal next summer.
The Mail says Forest attempts to recruit Cornet will intensify as a possible deal for Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis now looks to be off. Like Cornet, the Nigerian international impressed despite his team suffering relegation, scoring ten goals last season.
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