19 year old Northern Irish infernational defender Ruairi McConville joined Norwich from Brighton and Hove Albion on 3rd February 2025. He joined for an undisclosed fee and signed a contract to 2030.

He began his playing career at Linfield before joining Brighton in 2021. Initially part of the club's Under-18s side, the defender became a regular in the Seagulls' development sides and featured in Premier League 2 and the Under-18 Premier League, as well as the FA Youth Cup. He had made just one appearances for the Seagulls, the 4-0 FA Cup win over Norwich on 11th January 2025. Having progressed through the Northern Irish youth international age-groups, he won his first cap in November 2024 against Belarus and then made his first start against Luxembourg.

McConville said: "I'm very excited. I feel it's the right move for me at the right time. I'm buzzing to get started and to get in and meet everyone. After speaking with Johannes (Hoff Thorup) and seeing how he plays, we're both ambitious and have the same goals. I'm excited to work with him and hopefully we can get back in to the Premier League."

Sporting director Ben Knapper added: "We are delighted to welcome Ruairi and his family to Norwich City. He is an extremely impressive young man with great leadership potential, and culturally we feel he will fit in very well with what we are building here".