Newcastle are the latest Premier League club to pursue Burnley ace Maxwel Cornet.
The Magpies are ready to trigger the £17.5million release clause in Cornet’s Clarets contract to steal a march on their rival suitors.
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Newcastle look set to attack Burnley again, this time for Cornet
Everton had a loan offer from Cornet rejected while the 25-year-old Ivorian failed to agree personal terms with Nottingham Forest.
Chelsea also considered a move for Cornet earlier in the transfer window but have so far failed to firm up their interest.
Manager Eddie Howe is looking to bolster Newcastle’s attacking options and believes Cornet could be a bargain for the cash-rich north-east club.
CHELSEA RESISTS OFFERS FOR YOUNG BLUES
Chelsea are set to buck the trend of recent seasons by resisting offers of academy goods Armando Broja and Levi Colwill.
Broja, 20, was pushing for a permanent move to West Ham earlier this month after David Moyes’ men tabled a £30million bid.
But Blues manager Thomas Tuchel blocked the deal for fear of being left short up front, after sending Romelu Lukaku back to Inter on loan.
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Broja is generating significant interest
Colwill, 19, who was on loan at Huddersfield last season, also looked certain to leave Stamford Bridge on loan with Tuchel chasing a string of centre-backs.
After missing out on Nathan Ake and Jules Kounde, and with Presnel Kimpembe seemingly content to stay at Paris Saint-Germain, Colwill now finds himself much higher in the pecking order than he imagined.
talkSPORT understands suitors Colwill and Broja, who scored nine goals for Southampton last season, expect both players to stay in west London.
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Colwill, who played on loan at Huddersfield, signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea last year
HAMMER PROBLEM
West Ham face an uphill battle to convince prime target Filip Kostic to turn his back on the possibility of playing in the Champions League and move to the London Stadium.
Boss Moyes is keen to continue his summer spending spree by signing left-back Kostic as a competitor to Aaron Cresswell.
The Hammers are ready to meet Frankfurt’s £16million asking price to land him away from Germany.
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Kostic should sign for West Ham
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Parker will likely be busy as he tries to strengthen his squad for the new season
But sources close to Kostic say the Serb, who starred in Frankfurt’s Europa League-winning campaign last season, is hesitant to make the move.
West Ham will hope their trump card is Kostic sharing the same agent as new striker signing Gianluca Scamacca.
CHERRY PICKING
It’s going to be a busy week for Bournemouth as the Premier League newcomers try to strengthen their squad ahead of the big kick-off.
The Cherries are on the hunt for two centre-backs and a replacement goalkeeper after manager Scott Parker bemoaned their lack of depth.
Liverpool’s Nat Phillips remains an option at the back after helping fire Parker’s men to promotion last season along with Manchester United’s Axel Tuanzabe and Aston Villa’s Kortney Hause.
Parker has ruled goalkeepers Jonas Lossl and Alex Smithies in training as he seeks competition for Mark Travers and is also a fan of Bristol City stopper Dan Bentley.
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