West Ham United winger Maxwel Cornet just isn’t fancied by David Moyes is he – that’s the long and short of it really.
David Moyes brought Maxwel Cornet to West Ham from Burnley in the summer of 2022, after activating his £17.5 million release clause.
But after nearly two years of barely any action, the 27-year-old Ivorian has made his feelings very clear to Moyes.
Since he moved to the London Stadium from Turf Moor 20 months ago, Cornet has made just 34 appearances for West Ham, and has been given only 946 minutes of action by Moyes (Transfermarkt).
It was reported that the Ivory Coast international actually wanted to leave the Hammers in January to join Crystal Palace, but he remained in East London in the end.
Cornet is clearly a very good player on his day – he proved that during his time with Lyon and Burnley. However, it’s obvious that he isn’t Moyes’s cup of tea. After he scored for us during a rare chance he was given away at Sheffield United in January, the Scot has given him just 34 minutes of action from the bench (Soccerbase).
The former Burnley man is clearly unhappy, and now he’s let his feelings be known…
Maxwel Cornet sends a clear message to David Moyes:
The Ivorian attacker has made it very clear that he’s unhappy with his current situation at the London Stadium.
He is currently out injured with a hamstring problem, but even when he was fully fit earlier this term, he barely featured for us.
And Cornet sent a strong message to Moyes about his wants and needs at West Ham, when speaking to WHUFC.com:
“My time here has been up and down so far. I’m really frustrated because I can’t show the supporters that I can be decisive for the team and can score more goals because of a lot of things. I was injured, and when I came back it wasn’t the best moment for me because the team were doing well. The manager kept his confidence in the starters but that was normal as they had done well. It wasn’t a perfect time. I’m determined to find my best form here. Hopefully there are more opportunities to come.”
The 27-year-old then lifted the lid on his ongoing recovery from his latest hamstring problem…
“I’m recovering very well. I had a hamstring injury during a training session but now I am really good, back to normal and have no pain. I’ve started to build high speed, acceleration, and next week I will hopefully be with the team. Fingers crossed I will be back for the next game. It’s quite difficult [having a few injuries] because when you are a player, you don’t want to be out of the team or be injured because it’s not a fun moment. You lose your fitness and you have to run after it when you come back. You see your teammates play and you want to be a part of it and enjoy it, but it’s part of football, so I just need to be patient and listen to my body to get back soon.”
Cornet then went on to share his ambitions for the remainder of the season:
“I’m looking to play as many minutes as possible [for the rest of the season]. I think we have the quality to do something big in this [UEFA Europa League] competition. I think the objective is to keep the Club in Europe, if it’s Europa League or why not in Champions League? I played in the Champions League with Lyon and can recognise the quality of the players we had [there], and what we have at West Ham. We have the quality. We have big players.”
Whether or not Cornet plays any kind of meaningful role for the Hammers between now and the end of the season remains to be seen.
Considering the fact that we are incredibly light in the left wing department, you would think that he will be given opportunities over the next couple of months.
However, do not underestimate the manager’s thoughts on the winger. If he fancied him, he would have given him far more action this season.
I strongly believe that Maxwel Cornet has no future at West Ham whilst David Moyes is still in charge at the London Stadium, unfortunately for him.