There's a lot said about what Thorup and Knapper want, but there's precious little evidence of any of it coming to fruition.
It’s reported that Idah is going to Celtic, at last. £8.5m + add ons. Seems like good business for a player who blew hot and cold at CR. Now we wait for the Rowe transfer to take place?
£8.5m, £1m in add-ons and 15% sell on. Pretty satisfactory I'd say. All we need to know now is who is coming in to replace him.
I'm hoping this is a chance for Thorup and Knapper to show us their people management skills. Rowe did a stupid thing but he's young and I know lots of 21 year olds do dumb things. I don't blame Rowe for keeping an ear out for alternatives given Norwich's likely situation over the next few seasons. I'd be more concerned about what advice he's getting from his management / agent on how to conduct himself for a potential move. Two options as I see it... 1. Rowe takes a humble pill, apologises and gets on with his work. 2. Marseille / Leeds offer a sensible offer and we look to back fill. I suspect it would take some exceptional work on both sides to achieve outcome number 1.
Rowe's training with the u21s looks to me like he's already made his choice Hairy. Given Thorup's message yesterday that we aren't in the business of giving players away, the question becomes what constitutes a "sensible" offer. I can't see Leeds taking their interest much further; Daniel Farke doesn't have much tolerance for the kind of behaviour we're seeing from Rowe, as events involving Gnonto at the start of last season illustrated.
I’ve been really underwhelmed by Kamara over pre season, I hope I’m wrong but he’s knowhere near Rowe at the moment
According to sports news over here Marseille have now bought an alternative to Rowe and are no longer interested
Daniel Jebbison from Bournemouth is a possibility: https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/n...county-join-bournemouth-daniel-jebbison-race/
There is a private Norwich-Marseille flight leaving at 17:30 today: https://x.com/jeffman980/status/1823365402694656465 Got to be Rowe?
Just Sargent and Barnes as strikers now. No offence, but Barnes is 35 now and is unlikely to get many starts. Do we need two extra strikers? If so, are there any rumours about transfers for this position? Cannon from? was mentioned about a week ago.
Translation of tweet: "Norwich are interested in signing Victor Hugo and have been seeking behind the scenes an agreement with Flamengo for a season-long loan; he is seen by the English club as the ideal replacement for Gabriel Sara, ex-São Paulo, who was transferred to Galatasaray."
Idah scored 9 goals in 19 games for Celtic. Just seen that he scored 17 goals for NCFC in 116 games. Not sure how many games he started for either team.
https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwich-city/24516343.no-norwich-city-pursuit-flamengos-victor-hugo/ Transfer news No Norwich City pursuit of Flamengo's Victor Hugo
Connor Southwell had an interesting comment on a striker signing. He expects it to be a permanent addition from overseas for £4-5m. That's oddly specific to not have a hint of insider knowledge behind it.
