Unlike seasons of the past, Burnley really splashed out last summer to strengthen their hand in the Premier League, with the standout addition to their squad being Maxwel Cornet.

The Ivorian was one of two major signings for the Clarets under Sean Dyche in the summer months of the 2021-22 campaign along with Nathan Collins, with it being seen as a coup to bring him to Turf Moor from French outfit Lyon.

Cornet had spent the previous campaign in Ligue 1 plying his trade as a left-back for Lyon for the most part despite being an out-and-out winger, but he provided an attacking outlet from that position - that was not why Burnley recruited him though.

Already having a defensively solid player in that position in Charlie Taylor, Burnley brought Cornet to the club to score goals, and that is exactly what he did.

Cornet ended up scoring nine times for the Clarets in 26 Premier League outings and was the club's go-to for goals, but he wasn't always able to stay fit in Burnley's time of need.

Despite his best efforts in-front of goal, Burnley were relegated to the Championship and it was almost inevitable that Cornet would secure a better move, despite returning to training with them initially in the summer.

That move did come in the form of West Ham United, who paid the £17.5 million release clause in his contract to take him to the capital - but has he kicked on with the Hammers?

The simple answer would be no, as he simply has not played enough minutes yet to really show his true abilities.

Firstly, Cornet has got strong competition at the London Stadium - his ability to play on both flanks has him fighting for positions with Jarrod Bowen, Pablo Fornals and Said Benrahma, and up until West Ham played Wolves in October in the Premier League, his only four starts had come in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Cornet has notched five assists in four outings against somewhat inferior European opposition, but it has been a struggle to get in David Moyes' plans in domestic action despite the club's poor form.

Having made four substitute appearances, Cornet finally started against Wolves, but was withdrawn in the first half with an injury, which was later determined as a thigh problem.

Later in October, Moyes revealed that Cornet had suffered a setback in his recovery, which meant that he was not seen before football paused in England for the start of the FIFA World Cup.

West Ham's next match is on Boxing Day against Arsenal, and this is likely to be where Cornet's season restarts - with a five-year contract he's got a lot of time to prove his worth, but as of now he has definitely not kicked on at the Irons.