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season's gossip
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 ?
31st January 2018
The Daily Mail report that Norwich are said to have had a £300,000 bid for Luton defender Akin Famewo turned down. Famewo can play at centre-back or left-back.
21st January 2018
Norwich City are favourites to sign Middlesbrough striker Ashley Fletcher, according to the print edition of The Sun on Sunday. He cost 'Boro around £6m last summer, arriving in blaze of publicity from West Ham, where he was unable to break into the first team regularly, making 16 appearances in 2016/17
19th January 2018
26 year old Scottish international midfielder Kenny McLean has been touted with a £500,000 move from Aberdeen to Carrow Road in the Scottish media. The Scottish Sun claimed Daniel Farke is a huge admirer of the 26-year-old, after positive reports from City’s scouting network.
French news outlet L'Equipe suggested that Norwich were interested again in Le Havre's promising youngster Nathael Julan
18th January 2018
Norwich City are reportedly one of a number of English clubs keen to sign Ghanian international winger Edwin Gyasi according to the Daily Mail. Gyasi plays for Aalesund, who finished second from bottom in the Norwegian top flight last season, scoring seven goals in 29 games – who reportedly want £600,000 up front in a £1million deal
The Sun suggests that Norwich are interested in signing Blackburn's Bradley Dack as a replacement for Alex Pritchard.
8th January 2018
Scottish giants Celtic and Rangers are battling a number of English clubs for non-league striker sensation Reise Allassani according to Football Insider. Former Crystal Palace youngster Allassani has been earning rave reviews for Bostik League Premier Division side Dulwich Hamlet this season, having scored 17 goals in 16 games. Championship trio Norwich City, Reading and Barnsley and League One side Gillingham are also chasing Allassani
5th January 2018
The Press Association link Norwich with Notts Forest attacker Jorge Grant
4th January 2018
the Hull Daily Mail link Norwich with other clubs (Palace, Sunderland, Hull, Barnsley, Rangers and Burnley) keeping an eye on Scunthorpe winger Hakeeb Adelakun
2nd January 2018
Reports emerged in Germany that Norwich mamnager Daniel Farke had been seen dining with Entracht Braunschweig's 25 year old German-Cuban winger Onel Hernandez
28th December 2017
The Daily Mail report that Norwich, Hull, Burnley and Rangers are all watching Kilmarnock's Northern Irish winger Jordan Jones who is a former Middlesborugh trainee and who made his international debut in November 2017
27th December 2017
According to The Sun Norwich are one of four clubs (with Preston, Leeds and Sunderland) interesting in signing Liverpool forward Ben Woodburn on loan. He is an 18 year olf Welsh international
26th December 2017
Norwich City have been linked to French Striker, Aldo Kalulu according to France Football as reported by getfootballnewsfrance.com . He is 21 and he is on loan with Ligue 2 Sochaux from parent club Lyon.
18th December 2017
The Sun reported that Norwich were interested in former Everton trainee Jon Nolan who has scored five goals in 25 games in midfield for Shrewsbury.
21st November 2017
Norwich are linked with Wigan's Egyptian defensive midfielder Sam Morsey
29th August 2017
Norwich are linked with Newcastle defender Grant Hanley and Bristol City defender Aden Flint (the latter according to the Telegraph's John Percy)
24th August 2017
Norwich are reported to be prepating a swoop for Leeds' Northern Irish winger Stuart Dallas.
15th August 2017
The Eastern Daily Press report that Norwich are interested in Le Havre striker Nathael Julan. The 21-year-old French starlet has burst on the scene with the Ligue 2 club this season, scoring three goals in two matches and coming off the substitutes’ bench on both occasions. Stoke City and Crystal Palace are also monitoring Julan according to TF1 in France whilst Middlesbrough and Wolves have also been linked.
8th August 2017
Newspapers report that West Brom have rejected a loan bid from Norwich for winger Sam Field. The Express and Star claim the Baggies have turned down five loan bids for the 19-year-old with Derby and Norwich among the side to have made a move for the youngster. Sheffield United, Barnsley and MK Dons have also been linked with Field, who made nine appearances for Tony Pulis’ side last season.
23rd July 2017
Norwich are linked with a loan move for Chelsea's young defender Jake Clarke-Salter
18th July 2017
The Sun claim the Canaries are competing with Championship rivals Sheffield Wednesday and Queens Park Rangers for Norwegian striker Ohi Omoijuanfro who is currently the top scorer in the Norwegian top flight. The 23-year-old has scored 12 goals in 17 league games for mid-table side Stabaek and recently earned his first international cap.Omoijuanfo has represented under-17, U19 and U21 levels and recently made his debut at senior level in a 1-1 friendly draw with Sweden in June. He would cost around £2million.
He came through the youth system at Lillestrom and played 91 games, scoring 10 goals, before starting 2015 with Finnish side Kuopion Palloseura and then scoring 17 goals in 33 games for Norwegian second tier club FK Jerv. That earned him the move to Stabaek and he scored six goals in 34 games in 2016, although often featured as a substitute.
18th July 2017
Norwich City are interested in Nuremburg midfielder Hanno Behrens according to reports in Germany. The Canaries are ready to plunder the German market once again this summer according to newspaper, Bild. Behrens, 27, is a defensive midfielder who has spent the majority of his career in Bundesliga II with Nuremburg and previously Darmstadt.
10th July 2017
FC Union Berlin central defender Toni Leistner is a target for the Canaries, according to reports in Germany. The Berliner Kurier claim City have made an enquiry for the 26-year-old powerhouse, who is out of contract at the German second tier club in 2018.
The 6ft 3in Leistner is one of FC Union’s prized assets but the Berlin club may be tempted to cash in rather than risk Leistner leave for nothing in 12 months. The Berlin Kurier claim City may need to offer in the region of £3.5m to entice Leistner to England.
6th July 2017
The Northern Echo claim the Canaries want to bring the former Ipswich Town striker Daryl Murphy to Carrow Road this summer and Newcastle are looking to recoup the £3m they spent on the Republic of Ireland international last summer.
2nd July 2017
Norwich City are said to be interested in young goalkeeper Maxime Chopin. The 16-year-old is currently with French side Stade Rennais, but a number of English clubs are reportedly keeping tabs on his progress. Those clubs include not just Norwich, but also Fulham, Southampton and Derby.
29th June 2017
HITC Sport report that Norwich City have made an enquiry for Rangers’ young midfielder Jamie Barjonas. Barjonas has been part of Rangers’ academy since he was nine and is a Scottish youth international. The Glaswegian signed a two-year professional contract in 2016 but is yet to agree a longer term Ibrox deal.Norwich's head of domestic scouting Kieran Scott worked for Rangers under Mark Warburton.
22nd June 2017
Norwich, Birmingham and QPR are linked with St Etienne's French striker Dylan Saint-Louis. The 22-year-old spent last season on loan with Ligue 2 outfit Stade Laval
20th June 2017
Eintracht Braunschweig's Swiss defender Saulo Decarli has reportedly turned away interest from Norwich City, as the central defender is focused on playing in the German top flight.
15th June 2017
Canaries to rival Burnley and Cardiff for Motherwell defender Ben Heneghan
according to The Sun. The Manchester-born defender, who stands at 6ft 4ins tall, was with Everton and Stoke as a youngster but started playing regularly across two seasons in the National League with Chester to attract the interest of Motherwell. He has since been linked with Rangers but Norwich and Cardiff are both side to be rivalling Burnley for Heneghan’s signature this summer, who is said to be available for around £300,000.
9th June 2017
German regional publication Westfalen-Blatt reported that the Canaries wanted to lure 26-year-old Arminia Bielefeld defender Julian Borner to England. Borner said “the time is simply not right” for the defender, who became a father for the first time at the end of May.
Another defender linked with Norwich is Lincoln City centre-back Sean Raggett, who has a reported £350,000 release clause in his contract
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