Summer 2014 Transfers Mega-thread

Right, with the season over it's time for our entire squad to be linked to half a dozen clubs, and for every mediocre striker in europe to be linked to us. It's going to be interesting to follow, but no so interesting that we want our entire board swamped in a new thread for each rumour, so as usual let's try and keep them all in one place.

Rumoured Departures:

Ruddy -> Palace (£5m)
Snodgrass -> Celtic, Newcastle or West Ham (£3m)
Olsson -> West Ham (£750k)

Rumoured Arrivals:

Chris Basham (Blackpool, £1m)
Adam Clayton (Huddersfield, £1m)
Molla Wague (Caen, Free transfer)
Matt Grimes (Exeter)

Obviously post anything you find, and I'll try and keep this post updated when I can.


Current squad:

GK John Ruddy - July 2017 + 1 yr option
GK Mark Bunn - August 2014 + 1 yr option
GK Carlo Nash - July 2014
GK Declan Rudd - July 2015

RB Steven Whittaker - July 2016
RB Russell Martin - July 2015 renegotiated 3 yr contract in July 2012
LB Javier Garrido - June 2015 (+ 1 yr option)
LB Martin Olsson - July 2017
CB Ryan Bennett - June 2015
CB Sebastian Bassong - August 2016
CB Michael Turner - July 2014

DM Bradley Johnson - June 2016
CM David Fox - June 2014 (canaries.co.uk seems to say 2013)
CM Jonny Howson - June 2018
CM Alexander Tettey - August 2015 (1 year option taken up in Feb 2014)
CM Leroy Fer - July 2017
RM Robert Snodgrass - July 2015
RM Elliott Bennett - June 2016
LM Anthony Pilkington - July 2014 (+1 yr option)
LM Andrew Surman - June 2015
AM Wesley Hoolahan - June 2015 - originally signed by Roeder in 2008 and now our longest serving player.

ST Luciano Becchio - June 2016
ST Ricky Van Wolfswinkel - July 2017
ST Gary Hooper - July 2016 + 1 year option


Under 21's:
GK Remi Matthews - new contract to June 2016
ST Josh Murphy - June 2015 + 1 yr option
AM Nathan Redmond - July 2017
CB Adel Gafaiti - June 2016
ST Jamar Loza
CM Cameron McGeehan
LB Kyle Callan-McFadden
AM Reece Hall-Johnson - June 2014
LM Cameron King - new contract to June 2016
ST Carlton Morris - June 2016
RB Cameron Norman - new contract to June 2016
LB Harry Toffolo
CB Louis Cutajar
CB Carles Vidal
CB Reiss Awuah - new contract to June 2016
CB Carles Vidal
CM Michael Clunan

Scholars
ST Ollie Cole
GK Tyler Reading - Feb 2015

Loans out:
AM Jacob Murphy - June 2015 (+1 year option) loan to Southend

Released May 2014

Ewan McNeil
Harry Barker
Rod Young
Ben Wyatt
Harrison Heath
Harvey Hodd
Kevin Lokko
Rhys Browne
Henry Randall
ST Johan Elmander - season loan ended
CB Joseph Yobo - half season loan ended
LM Jonas Gutierrez - half season loan ended

 

Your "starter for ten"

http://first4lcfc.blogspot.co.uk/20...ed&utm_campaign=Feed: First4lcfc (first4lcfc)

 

Already there!

Well, he's a reasonable age, and was an ever present for Blackpool last season, so not having seen him play it doesn't seem like a bad signing. Seems to be very versatile, playing as a CM, CB, RB, RM and DM for Blackpool so could be a handy utility player, but £1m seems steep for him when I can't see where he'd regularly feature.

As a CB I can't see him being ahead of Bennett, Martin or Turner in the pecking order. As a CM he doesn't appear to contribute a lot going forwards, so unlikely to be ahead of Tettey or Johnson.

 

Bugger, serves me right for not reading your post

 

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/spieler/vertragsende/basics_GB1_2014.html

Premier League out of contract players ^

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/spieler/vertragsende/basics_GB2_2014.html

Championship out of contract players ^

 

Norwich City U21 out of contract players...

 

I don't follow the U21's too closely, but hopefully we can keep hold of any genuine talent we've got. Would be nice to see a few more out on loan next season, and perhaps beginning to integrate into the squad for cup games.

 

Newsnow website states that Bassong is rumoured to be wanted by Aston Villa and Snodgrass wanted by West Ham. Also, Hooper back to Celtic. Seems to indicate what many fans expect - that these players will leave. Hope to see rumours involving Fer and £5m to surface in the near future.

 

Not worthy of a new thread, and I'm not even sure if it's new, but apparently we've agreed a contract with a York-based company to run our website. I remember McNally saying in a pre-season Q&A that the quality of the website was something that they were aware needed improving, so at least relegation doesn't appear to be preventing the club progressing off the pitch.

As an aside, that must be one of the most poorly worded pieces of "journalism" I've read in a while.

 

This is the Pink 'un story about Snoddy going to Celtic or Newcastle


http://www.pinkun.com/norwich-city/...racking_the_norwich_city_midfielder_1_3579214


And the Snoddy to West Ham story


http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-ham-transfer-news-norwich-3525463?

 

I thought Morris signed a professional contract not too long ago? I may be wrong?

 

A much needed change as our website is abysmal, having had a look at the others this company runs though I think they're more focused on the online sales than the site design as supposedly they have a similar agreement with West Brom and their website is the same as ours.

 

Being linked to Adam Clayton from Huddersfield. Out of contract.

 

Daily Fail and Transfermarkt reckon he's got 12 months to go, but other reports have him as out of contract. Brighton apparently had a £1m bid turned down in January. Just read some articles saying he plays with a lot of passion, which we could do with, although that alone obviously isn't enough! Raw stats are 7 goals and 6 assists from 42 games as an attacking midfielder, which isn't too far short of Wessi's 10 goals and 7 assists in our promotion season.

 

how on earth can we be linked with anyone before we have a manager sorted what a load of tosh

anything to waste ink and paper and a printers time!

 

I fully expect it's rubbish, but the lack of a manager hasn't stopped United putting bids in it seems, and Hughton was keen to bring in an attacking midfielder in January, so that priority will have been identified months ago.

 

Actually, you are right and transfermkt is wrong. Carlton is signed up until 2016 according to this article...

http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwic...s_signs_first_professional_contract_1_3115229

Hope he gets a chance in the first team. Tank!

 

Ruddy good news!

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...ng-put-John-Ruddy-dismisses-Norwich-exit-talk

 

Good to hear he wants to stay. Still though, McNally & Co might think "Blimey, that's a good offer. Sorry JR, you're off mate."

 

Never trust transfermarket - always bloody wrong.