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Gossip from the Media linking players with moves to Carrow Road
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Flown From The Nest traditionally covers those former Norwich City players who have departed for pastures new. This page will cover those players that the tabloid press speculate will be joining Norwich City or that the Canaries have an interest in signing.

July 2001
Australian international striker David Zdrilic was linked with a move to England from German side Unterhaching. Norwich was suggested as a destination.

July 2001
Bristol Rovers striker Nathan Ellington has supposedly been watched by the Canaries who are said to be preparing a £1million bid for him.

July 2001
Norwich were linked by Teamtalk with a move for Carlisle striker Scott Dobie.

2nd July 2001
Toulouse striker Marc Libbra is to train with the Canaries with the propsect of a permanent move after hs club were unable to come to agreement with Hibs where he spent 2000/01 on loan.

2nd July 2001
Wolves midfielder Neil Emblen is expected to sign for Norwich in a deal worth £600,000. The 30-year-old signed for Wolves originally in July 1994 from Millwall before leaving for a seven-month spell at Crystal Palace in 1997 before returning to Molineux. A versatile player who can perform in a number of roles.

28th June 2001
Celtic striker Tommy Johnston was linked with a move to Norwich according to the back pages of the Glasgow media.

28th June 2001
New Norwich shareholder Giovanni di Stefano wants former Middlesbrough boss Bryan Robson and Yugoslav star Predrag Mijatovic (Fiorentina) to lead the club into the Premiership. Di Stefano wants to install Robson as director of sport to work closely with Nigel Worthington, while he is also keen to bring Fiorentina striker Mijatovic to Carrow Road. "We need someone like Mr Robson as a director of sport and it is something that I intend to follow up to try and get him, or somebody like him, who can take this club into the Premier Division," said di Stefano. "There are players from Italy who would jump at the chance of coming to play in the First Division and I will be speaking to Predrag Mijatovic at Fiorentina to see if he would consider a move to Norwich."

20th June 2001
Carlisle striker Scott Dobie was linked by the media with moves to WBA, Preston or Norwich. The latter being unlikely with the almost completed signing of Mark Rivers.

8th June 2001
Norwich confirmed that they had made a bid for Crewe attacker Mark Rivers but that their bid was rejected as it didn't match Crewe's £1million valuation. However talks are expected to resume once the transfer seeking striker returns from holiday.

7th June 2001
The Daily Express and Teamtalk reported that Steve Bruce's first signing as Palace boss could be Middlesboro's England Under 21 striker Andy Campbell although he would face interest from Norwich for this player rated at £500,000.

7th June 2001
Speculation on the Norwich City Bulletin Board linked Norwich with Leicester's midfielder Stuart Campbell who had impressed against Norwich when on loan with Grimsby last season. .

7th June 2001
Bury's Indian international midfielder Baichung Bhutia was also suggested but this seems unlikely as Baichung was set to leave Bury for a less demanding career in Singapore

6th June 2001
Reports from the Southend press claim that 24 year old midfielder Kevin Maher could head for Norwich on a Bosman Free although Millwall, Colchester and Orient are all keen on the Shrimper's player of the year.


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