West Ham club sources have confirmed that Maxwel Cornet will join Italian club Genoa on loan for the remainder of the season after terminating a loan deal with Southampton.
The club want the 28-year-old West Ham winger to get game time to put himself in the shop window for a summer transfer.
A club source told Claret and Hugh exclusively this morning that the reports were true adding “Sadly Genoa are only paying a fraction of his wages, but he needs game time”
The 28-year-old Hammer has been restricted to just two Premier League appearances at Southampton totalling 71 minutes this season with an additional two cup games giving him another 116 minutes on the pitch.
At a reported £65,000 per week, around £1.2m of wages are due until the end of June but it appears that the Italian club will only be paying a percentage of that.
Cornet joined West Ham from Burnley for £17.5m on a five-year deal so the Hammers have around £7m of amortisation left on their books until 2027 which they would ideally like to cover in a summer sale.
