Roy Keane was impressed by Burnley winger Maxwel Cornet’s debut campaign in England, despite the Clarets suffering relegation to the Championship. The Ivorian has been offered to the Magpies along with Watford’s Emmanuel Dennis and has a £17.5 million release clause which Newcastle could capitalise on.
Newcastle have already prised Nick Pope and Chris Wood away from Turf Moor. Cornet only joined Burnley from Lyon for a reported fee of €12 million last summer and has four years left on his contract.
He scored nine goals in 26 appearances in all competitions for the Clarets last term but failed to prevent them from succumbing to relegation. Although his first year ended in heartache, Keane believes that Cornet made a good impression.
