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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. How many will come true ?
21st June 2011
Huddersfield Town boss Lee Clark
has dismissed reports of a £1.75m bid from Norwich City
for winger Anthony Pilkington. The Canaries declined to
comment on national newspaper reports that they had made a big
offer for the 23-year-old forward, who scored 14 times for the
Terriers last season.
Dodgy Rumours links Norwich with David Bentley,
Shane Long (Reading), Dale Stephens (Oldham), Owen
Hargreaves, Christophe Berra and Ben Turner (Coventry)
20th June 2011
Supposedly reports in the Polish media link Norwich with Polish
internationals Ireneusz Jelen from AJ Auxerre and Robert
Lewandowski from Borussia Dortmund
18th June 2011
Danny Wilson is hopeful promising striker Jordan Slew will
stay at Sheffield United despite interest from Fulham, West Brom
and Norwich.
14th June 2011
Reports on TalkSport link Norwich with Luis Boa Morte
Spurs claim Norwich are vying with Swansea to
sign young defender Steven Caulker on loan
13th June 2011
the Sun reports that Norwich are keen on Swiss defender
Steve von Bergen, who has 20 caps. He has been made available
for £1.5million by Serie A club Cesena but they face competition
from Genoa and Lazio.
7th June 2011
Reports claim that Norwich have beaten West Brom to the signing
of Leeds midfielder Bradley Johnson available on a free
2nd June 2011
Norwich are given permission to speak to Millwall and Wales striker
Steve Morison after
City's fourth bid is accepted by the Lions
1st June 2011
Norwich are one of four clubs (Wigan, Everton and QPR) linked
to Peterborough striker Craig Mackail-Smith
27th May 2011
Hull midfielder Jimmy Bullard
is linked with a move to Carrow Road
26th May 2011
Norwich, Wigan and Notts Forest are reported by Sky Sports to
be interested in Millwall midfielder Liam Trotter
25th May 2011
Norwich are linked to Leeds duo Robert Snodgrass and Bradley
Johnson. The Sun said on 24th May that City and Sunderland
will go head-to-head for midfielder Johnson whilsta
number of clubs are watching Snodgrass who played alongside Lambert
at Motherwell.
Dodgy Rumours links Norwich with Marlon King,
Matthew Kilgallon, Glenn Whelan, Aron Gunnarsson, Matt Gilks,
Rob Green, Matthew Upson, Liam Ridgewell,
23rd May 2011
Sky Sports News links Norwich with a move for German international
Miroslav Klose
Norwich are also linked with Manchester United
youngster Ritchie De Laet
13th May 2011
The Sun report that Norwich are keen on Bolton's Israeli
midfielder Tamir Cohen
12th May 2011
Norwich are said to be one of three clubs interested in Dagenham
midfielder Danny Green
3rd May 2011
Following Norwich's promotion, the Daily Mail report that
Norwich will be giving a trial to former Arsenal and Tottenham
midfielder Rohan Ricketts
29th April 2011
Norwich are linked by the Daily Mail with a £2million
move for Millwall's Welsh international striker Steve Morrison
23rd March 2011
Norwich are linked with a loan move for Coventry striker Clive
Platt who played under Paul Lambert at Colchester
16th March 2011
Norwich make bid for Peterborough striker Craig Mackail-Smith
but withdrew from the chase when Peterborough asked for £3m
for the leading scorer in League One.
19th February 2011
Blackpool's Welsh International Defender Rob
Edwards is linked by The Mirror to a loan move
to Carrow Road to cover the injury sustained by Leon
Barnett
19th January 2011
SkySports report that Norwich and Notts Forest have had bids rejected
for Millwall striker Steve Morrison
17th January 2011
Brighton confirm that they have rejected a bid from Norwich
for winger Elliott Bennett
14th January 2011
SkySports report that Cardiff and Norwich are interested in signing
Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown
13th January 2011
Norwich are linked with Coventry midfielder Carl Baker
27th December 2010
From the East Anglian Daily Times: "Former Ipswich Town striker
Jordan Rhodes could soon be scoring the goals that could
send arch rivals Norwich City towards the Premier League. The
promotion-seeking Championship Canaries have the free-scoring
Huddersfield player top of their shopping list should they sell
Grant Holt when the transfer window opens next month"
Norwich are also linked with
a loan move for Manchester United's Michael Owen to give
him "game time" whilst Rangers' Kyle Lafferty
is also said to be on Paul Lambert's radar.
24th December 2010
Cambridge United deny that Norwich have made enquiries about their
21-year-old defender Josh Caulson
22nd December 2010
With Grant Holt posibly moving to the Premiership, Norwich are
linked with Swindon's Charlie Austin, Carlisle's Gary
Madine and Millwall's Steve Morrison as replacements
14th December 2010
Burnley's Canadian international David Edgar is believed
to be a candidate to provide cover at right-back
Rangers' James Beattie (ex-Blackburn, Southampton,
Everton, Sheffield United and Stoke City) is also linked
10th December 2010
Norwich are linked with Dundee striker Leigh Griffths
16th November 2010
Norwich City suggest reports linking Falkirk playmaker Ryan
Flynn are wide of the mark. Norwich and Swansea are reported
to be preparing £250,000 bids for former Liverpool trainee
Flynn in the January transfer-window
6th September 2010
Norwich, Blackburn, Crystal Palace and Hull are linked with Millwall's
Welsh international striker Steve Morrison
1st September 2010
Norwich are linked with Manchester City's young Belgian defender
Dedryck Boyata along with City's Championship rivals Leeds
and newly promoted Newcastle
30th July 2010
Norwich City been linked with an audacious move for Greece's European
Championship-winning striker Angelos Charisteas. Germany
newspaper Bild claimed the 30-year-old Nuremberg frontman has
been offered a trial with the Canaries after falling out of favour
with his Bundesliga club.
Charisteas was part of his country's World Cup squad in South
Africa but only featured in one pool game at the global tournament.
The striker shot to fame with Greece's winner against hosts Portugal
to lift the 2004 European Championship title.
Charisteas has played for top continental clubs Ajax, Feyenoord
and Werder Bremen before moving to Nuremberg in 2007.
19th July 2010
Coventry City defender Martin Cranie is linked with a possible
move to Norwich City
3rd July 2010
Reports suggest Norwich will swoop for Everton goalkeeper John
Ruddy
2nd July 2010
Norwich are linked by Sky Sports with Stockport's keeper Owain
Fon Williams
19th June 2010
Reports in The Pink Un suggest Gillingham's striker Simeon
Jackson is a £500,000 target for City
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