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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 Crews
Eddie Gaven are also reportedly on Hughtons 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 Swanseas
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 Palaces 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
Harts 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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