Soccer-West Ham sign Ivorian Cornet from Burnley

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(Reuters) - West Ham United have signed Ivory Coast forward Maxwel Cornet from Championship side (second tier) Burnley on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said on Friday.

West Ham did not give any financial details but British media said they had paid 17.5 million pounds for the versatile 25-year-old who can play on the left as a winger or full back.

"Everyone knows the level here in the Premier League is very high and I want to play here for that, so I'm really happy to be here for the next stage in my career. Cornet came through the Metz academy before joining Olympique Lyonnais and then Burnley, for whom he has scored nine goals in 28 matches in all competitions. Cornet has also played 29 times for his country, scoring six goals.

 

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