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Dyche: Cornet’s arrival would push Burnley players to do more

The Ivory Coast winger ended his five-and-a-half year stay in Lyon for a new challenge in the Premier League in August

Burnley manager Sean Dyche is excited by the arrival of Maxwel Cornet from Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Cornet signed a five-year deal with the Clarets last month and he has joined his teammates after going for international duty with Ivory Coast.

The 24-year-old is among the five players signed by Burnley during the summer transfer window as they aim to improve on their 17th-place finish in the Premier League last season.

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Dyche believes the new signings would bring more competition to his team which would boost their performance.