January transfer rumours!

morty

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And now we have only gone and signed a striker!


Head Coach Daniel Farke believes Norwich City have captured a striker 'full of talent and potential' in Dennis Srbeny.
The 23-year-old penned a three-and-a-half year deal with the Canaries on Thursday, completing a switch from German third tier side SC Paderborn.

"Dennis is a really talented and young striker," Farke told canaries.co.uk.
"We won’t put too much pressure on him, but he’s full of potential. He's in a really good rhythm and was probably Paderborn's most important offensive player.

"He’s able to save the ball and also is good with his back to the goal. He has a good instinct for scoring and for assists, because he works a lot for the team.

"In January, it's always difficult to get strikers who are scoring and in a rhythm as clubs don't want to let them go. We're really happy to have a striker full of self-confidence who has scored a lot of goals."

Srbeny joins City in good form, having netted nine times in 15 league appearances this term while also laying on eight assists.

"I think he will be a good fit for our squad," Farke added.

"We're happy we have him because there was a lot of competition. Plenty of clubs in Germany wanted him too.

"I'm still pretty well connected with Paderborn so it was easy for to experience his character and find out his behaviours. We were told really good things.

"He’s a bit different to Nelson [Oliveira], who’s really brilliant at linking the play. Dennis is a tall guy who can win headers but he's also good with the ball and has an instinct about where to go and how to score."
 
Scott

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9 goals and 11 assists in 15 appearances...I know its German 3rd tier but that's bloody good
 
G

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The assists is very good. There are 14 players in League 1 who have scored 9 goals or more. So that tally isn't overwhelming.
 
morty

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Yes. Lets all just calm down and not get overwhelmed. :p
 
Canaryboy

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Now lets sign another one and sack off Oliviera... doesn't want to be here, can't be bothered, and over rated.
 
morty

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Now lets sign another one and sack off Oliviera... doesn't want to be here, can't be bothered, and over rated.
I have it on very reliable authority that we would absolutely love to move him on.
 
Fenway Frank

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Now lets sign another one and sack off Oliviera... doesn't want to be here, can't be bothered, and over rated.
That would mean he was being overrated by pretty much everyone six months ago :)
 
splutcho

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That would mean he was being overrated by pretty much everyone six months ago :)

I thought it would be a disaster if he went in the summer, I think we've all seen a new side to him since and he's becoming a hindrance. Even though we'd be unlikely to replace him with someone of his technical ability.
 
morty

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I wonder if the Moritz Leitner thing is still a goer?
 
Canaryboy

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That would mean he was being overrated by pretty much everyone six months ago :)

Yeah that happens... peoples stock goes up and down, and clubs can sell players at the 'right' and 'wrong' time. E.g. Alex Ferguson didn't want to give Rooney a new deal, David Moyes gave him a new long one. Ferguson knew what he was doing.

In hindsight it would have been the right time to sell Olivieria with the type of money on the table. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, not many Norwich fans were up in arms when we signed Naismith (I actually praised that signing, although I do think I stated at the time that the fee felt high for his age).

Everton clearly sold Naismith at the right time (although most Everton fans accepted that the offer was too good to turn down).

I don't doubt his talent Frank, but his character is too flawed for us to make the most of it... and his personality is a bit chalk and cheese with that typical German professionalism I think?
 
Canaryboy

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I have it on very reliable authority that we would absolutely love to move him on.

Doesn't surprise me... sulky man baby, clearly not going to fit in with a German manager and an increasingly German squad. Would love to see Farke's reaction when a player turns up late to training :D
 
morty

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Hold up......

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OldRobert

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According to the Guardian, Wet Spam in for Maddison £12M.
 

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