Everton will 'push on' with move for £18m star at Goodison Park

Everton are set to “push on” in their attempts to sign Burnley attacker Maxwel Cornet, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.

Frank Lampard is hoping to sign a forward player following Richarlison’s move to Tottenham, and the Ivory Coast international has emerged as a potential replacement.

According to The Sun, Everton are interested in making Cornet their second summer signing, with his ex-Burnley teammate James Tarkowski their only addition so far.

However, while the Clarets are prepared to sell him for £18m following their relegation back to the Championship, the Toffees’ initial bid was a loan with a view to a permanent deal, which is why their offer was knocked back by Vincent Kompany’s charges.

The report adds that Cornet is keen on staying in the Premier League after his exploits last season, with Fulham also in the race, while Newcastle have previously been offered his services.

Everton have also been linked with Wolves’ Morgan Gibbs-White, although Jones reckons that pursuing a deal for Cornet makes more sense.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “Cornet is easier to quantify and to know what level you’re going to get out of him and what his output will be, so I think that Cornet will be one they push on with because Gibbs-White, they want in at £20m and they’ve been told it will be £10m more than that, it’s quite a big jump.”

Burnley might have seen their long stay in the Premier League come to an end, but Cornet was one of the few positives in a disappointing campaign.

Having arrived with a reputation of being a goalscoring winger with Lyon, where he scored 51 goals in six years, Cornet certainly lived up to that tag at Turf Moor.

His goals weren’t able to see Burnley avoid relegation, but it wasn’t for the want of