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Gossip from the Media linking players with moves to Carrow Road

Season 2012-13

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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 ?

16th March 2013
The Daily Mirror suggests Norwich scouts are looking at Walsall's Will Grigg

3rd February 2013
Norwich City Chief Executive David McNally denies rumours in The Sunday People linking Norwich with an enquiry about Belgian 25-year-old KAA Gent striker Ilombe Mboyo , who served three years of an eight-year sentence for the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl in Brussells.

24th January 2013
Chris Hughton confirms Norwich have looked at Kansas City's Sierre Leone international Kei Kamara. “Yes, he (Kamara) is a player we have made enquiries about but as far as anything more than that, all I can tell you is he is one of lots of players we have enquired about,” said Hughton
DC United forward Chris Pontius and Columbus Crew’s Eddie Gaven are also reportedly on Hughton’s radar

Sky Sports has reported that the Canaries are looking to make a move for 23-year-old Sporting Lisbon striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel but may face competition from Tottenham, Liverpool and Newcastle for the Dutch International. Portuguese journalist João Ruela tweeted yesterday: “Norwich offered €10M for Van Wolfswinkel and is waiting for a reply till Sunday. Sporting Lisbon is looking to sell him.”

23rd January 2013
Norwich are reported to have made a second bid for Celtic's Gary Hooper, valued by Celtic at £8m

Other sources link Norwich with a £3m move for Brighton midfielder Liam Bridcutt

Football Rumours link Norwich with Beniot Angbwa (FC Rostov), Angelo Ogbonna (Torino), James Collins (Swindon), Jeff Hendrick (Derby), Nathan Redmond (Birmingham), Rohan Ince (Chelsea) and Michail Antonio (Shef Wed)

Sky Sports link Birmingham striker Marlon King with Norwich

19th January 2013
Norwich City confirmed that they had made bids for Celtic striker Gary Hooper and Swansea’s Danny Graham

On 18th January 2012 Celtic announced they had rejected a £5m bid for Hooper. Sky Sports reported that Norwich made a similar bid for Graham

January 2013 Transfer Window

The Pink Un reported on 10 January that Norwich City are believed to be interested in Hamburg midfielder Per Ciljan Skjelbred who is a Norwegian international

Meanwhile, tabloid reports on Wednesday 9 January suggested the Canaries have upped their bid for Celtic striker Gary Hooper. The Mirror report Norwich are trying to lure the Bhoys’ hit man with the offer of a £30,000 per week contract

Norwich manager Chris Hughton was believed to be watching Celtic's Israeli midfielder Beram Kayal when Hughton watched Celtic play Motherwell on 1st January 2013. The Israeli international is valued at £5m.

Norwich are also linked with Brighton striker Craig Mackail-Smith and midfielder Liam Bridcutt

Crystal Palace’s Glenn Murray is said to be the subject of a £3m bid after scoring 22 goals in his last 21 games.

Football Rumours linked Norwich with former loan signing Dani Pacheco, Austria Vienna striker Philipp Hosiner, Celtic's Gary Hooper, Huddersfield full-back Jack Hunt, Bristol City's Sam Baldock, Swansea's Danny Graham, Kilmarnock's Liam Kelly, Monaco's Ibrahima Toure, Birmingham's Keith Fahey, Crewe's Luke Murphy, Barnsley's Craig Davies, and Everton's Thomas Hitzlesperger

21 December 2012
Norwich are linked with Zambian international striker Jacob Mulenga

8th November 2012
Norwich City boss Chris Hughton is reported to be keeping track of Slovenian striker Robert Beric, who played against his Birmingham team last year. The 21-year-old caught the eye for NK Maribor when he scored in their Europa League clash against Tottenham and has also now made the step up from under-21 level to full international football.

31st August 2012
Transfer Deadline Day saw Norwich linked with former England striker Michael Owen and Brighton forward Craig Mackail-Smith

24th August 2012
Sky Sports report that Anderlecht's 25 year old Argentinian midfielder Lucas Biglia is allegedly going to sign for Norwich

16th August 2012
Norwich confirm that they made an enquiry about Blackburn goalkeeper Mark Bunn to act as cover

24th July 2012
Ivory Coast international defensive midfielder Kafoumba Coulibaly, who plays for Nice, has been linked with a move to Fulham as well as Aston Villa and Norwich according to Sky Sports

18th July 2012
Norwich are reported to have made a bid for Leeds winger Robert Snodgrass

The Canaries are also linked with a £250,000 swoop for Hearts defender Andy Webster

9th July 2012
Reported Norwich City target Nicklas Helenius has revealed he would prefer a move to Germany or Holland ahead of England. AAB striker Helenius, 21, said he felt honoured by interest from English clubs – with West Bromwich Albion and Fulham also thought to have run the rule over him – but would prefer a move to the German or Dutch as they fit his style better.

2nd July 2012
Barnsley midfielder Jacob Butterfield is linked with the Canaries. The out-of-contract midfielder was linked with a host of clubs including Norwich, Newcastle, Sunderland, Everton and Reading,

1st July 2012
The Daily Star report that Norwich are planning to swoop for Birmingham's goalkeeping coach Dave Watson who has also been part of the England set-up. Joe Hart’s stunning rise over the last couple of years followed his season on loan at Birmingham working under ex-Barnsley man Watson (right), who was forced to retire as a player with a knee injury at 28.


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