Forgotten man Cornet needs move from West Ham

West Ham boss Graham Potter says Maxwel Cornet needs to move away from the club to get regular game time.

A £17.5m signing from Burnley in 2022, Cornet still has two years left on his Hammers contract.

However, the 28-year-old has not played for West Ham since April 2024 and last season managed just four starts and 11 appearances in total during loan spells with Southampton in the first half of the campaign and Italian side Genoa in the second.

Cornet was named on the Hammers bench for last night's Premier League Summer Series victory against Everton in Chicago but played no part in the game amid rumours of a return to Italy.

"He's at a stage in his career where he needs to play regularly," said Potter. "At the moment, it's difficult for me to guarantee that.

"He's been brilliant to work with, I must say. A really good part of the group. He's fit and in a good place.

"But he's got Afcon coming up and sometimes a player gets to the point where they do need to make a little change."