The Guardian has this to say about him today in an article about Premiership youngsters. We really need to get Elliott Ward's picture changed!
Norwich were buying potential when they paid Swindon Town an initial £600,000 for Thompson last September. The 19-year-old was loaned straight back to his old club as they sought to escape League One but a dislocated shoulder curtailed his season in February. Central midfield is Norwich’s strongest area but Thompson, who made his debut for Swindon a month after turning 17, has joined up with them for pre-season and the early noises have been approving. Thompson has all the tools for the box-to-box midfield role – boundless energy, an eye for a pass and a willingness to shoot – and could be a contender to force his way into Alex Neil’s first-team thinking sooner rather than later, especially if Norwich struggle early on. It was Neil’s predecessor, Neil Adams, who signed Thompson but Neil is believed to rate the youngster highly. He has represented Wales at Under-19 level and his older brother, Nathan, is himself a well-regarded right-back at Swindon.
