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Burnley have £1.5m bid for FC Antwerp winger Manuel Benson rejected as they look to replace Nottingham Forest linked Maxwel Cornet

Burnley had a £1.5million bid rejected for FC Antwerp winger Manuel Benson on Monday evening.

The 25-year-old has been earmarked as a potential replacement for Maxwel Cornet who is the subject of offers from Nottingham Forest, while Fulham and Everton have also bid.

Benson is valued at around £3m by Antwerp as he has one year left on contract with an option for another year.

Burnley had a u00a31.5million bid rejected for FC Antwerp winger Manuel Benson on Monday

Benson became Antwerp's record signing when he joined the club from KRC Genk in 2019 for around £3m.

The 25-year-old's agent has credited him with being 'quick, fast, with a knack of finding the net'.