Norwich City have made a bid to sign Bodo/Glimt striker Kasper Hogh, reports journalist Mike McGrath

The Canaries are working to bring in what looks like a direct replacement for wantaway striker Josh Sargent. Journalist Mike McGrath has revealed on X that Norwich City ‘have made a bid’ to sign Bodo/Glimt striker Kasper Hogh, who already has 17 goals and five assists in 28 league games for Norwegian outfit Bodo/Glimt this season.

Hogh is a 25-year-old Danish striker who began his career with Randers but has made his name with Bodo/Glimt, who he joined in 2024.

His record in Denmark with the likes of Randers and Aalborg wasn’t all that impressive. But he’s really found his scoring touch in Norway with an incredible record of 40 goals in 81 total games for the club.

Last season, Hogh was the joint top-scorer in the Europa League and helped Bodo win the Norwegian top flight, scoring 12 goals in 23 league games as well as seven in 14 Europa League games.

Standing at 6ft1, Hogh may be much more of a target man than Sargent is, and if he can come in at Carrow Road and replace the goals that Sargent brings to the side then he’ll become an instant favourite, especially considering how Sargent’s Norwich spell looks set to end negatively.

Norwich City have reportedly set their sights on Finnish forward Benjamin Källman as a potential addition to their striker pool.

Källman has made a significant impact in Bundesliga 2 this season. Playing for Hannover 96, he has scored ten goals in his debut year, ranking third in the league’s scoring charts. The 27-year-old striker signed a three-year contract last summer and has attracted attention from multiple clubs seeking his signature.

Källman is eager to establish his presence in the UK again, following a prior loan to Dundee United. His earlier career with Inter Turku was noteworthy, as he netted 12 goals in 19 matches for Finland’s U19 team.

With 35 international caps and ten goals for Finland, Källman has proven his capabilities on the field.

At 21, Källman’s time at Dundee resulted in a solitary goal from 18 matches. However, he has since matured into a more accomplished striker. Before joining Hannover, he scored 33 goals in 101 league appearances for Cracovia in Poland.

With Källman’s recent performances and Norwich’s potential striker vacancy, both parties might find a mutually beneficial opportunity in the near future.

Young Norwich left back Lucien Mahovo is unfortunately set for another spell on the sidelines after picking up a training ground injury in the build up to Saturday's win away at Wrexham.

Norwich City's Head Coach Philippe Clement gave the following update in his pre match press conference for tomorrow's game against West Brom

"Lucien got injured, it's a muscle problem. He doesn't need surgery but it will be long term that he's out. It was the last minute of training, he had a shot and felt something," he said.

"He was doing well, he's still a young lad with a lot of potential. He wanted to continue the story because he felt good, we had a good rotation with Ben (Chrisene), both of them growing week by week. I'm convinced he will come back in a good way and we can kick on afterwards. It's not the same injury.

Jovon Makama stepped up for Norwich City again in Josh Sargent’s absence.  The striker signed from Lincoln in the summer as a relative unlnown to some is starting to look every bit a proper bargain.  However it needed a some tough love from Philippe Clement at half time for him to help sink Wrexham to the first defeat at home in the league since September

Makama now has seven goal contributions in his past nine games, after initially grabbing his chance in the central striker role when Sargent was sidelined with concussion in December.  And since Philippe Clement took charge, no other player in the Championship has scored more goals.

However, Makama who is fast becoming a fans favourite for Norwich City was largely anonymous in the first half at the SToK Racecourse.

“I was not so pleased about the first half, to be honest, and I told him also half-time that I expected more, and he produced in the second half,” said the City boss, who also praised the 21-year-old’s mentality after spurning a gilt-edged chance minutes before his match-winner. “Really pleasing how he steps up, how he becomes better.

"I need to praise also my staff for that, because they're busy with him every game, every training session about small things, small details to make his game better. I speak with all the players every game. It's my job also to get the best out of them, and if something can be better, to speak about it. So don't make it a special thing.

“I think a few months ago, he was totally not in that state of mind, but more and more players start to understand that's crucial in football.

"We spread that message a lot, that it's always about the next action, and the top players are the players who forget really fast what they did wrong, and they believe in their qualities in the next action.”

Norwich City striker Josh Sargent has  reportedly been added to Nottingham Forest’s shortlist of forwards that they are looking at for this transfer window, according to a report from The Telegraph’s Mike McGrath.

Their fresh interest in Josh Sargent follows news of a bid last weekend from Toronto FC that was understood to be in the region of £13.4m – which led to Philippe Clement dropping the dissapointing news after the home FA up clash with Walsall that the 25-year-old USA international had made himself unavailable for selection for the game.

Despite the actions of Sargent, the Canaries head coach has been insistent in the message that his star striker will not be leaving this month.

It’s no surprise seeing several teams join the queue for the services of Sargent. The Norwich City striker has been a striker difficult to stop at Championship level since the Canaries returned to the second-tier.

With Nottingham Forest joining Toronto in the chase for their star striker, it will mean that NCFC will be in no rush to let Sargent leave with plenty of time in the transfer window still remaining to ensure they receive maximum value possible for their number one asset.

Norwich City's head coach Philippe Clement has confirmed this afternoon at his pre match press conference that Josh Sargent will not be involved in the Championship game at Wrexham on Saturday due to disciplinary reasons.

The US international missed last weekend's FA Cup win against Walsall after texting Clement the night before saying he was 'unavailable'.

The Belgian has said Sargent's actions were "unacceptable" and he has been told to train with the second team.

"I'm not going into details about what this is about and what the future will be because I don't have a crystal ball - but he knows why he is training with the second team and we will see how it evolves in the future," Clement told BBC Radio Norfolk.

Sargent has scored 56 goals for the Canaries in 157 games and the club had said he will not be sold during this month's transfer window unless their valuation was met, following reports linking him with Major League Soccer side Toronto FC.

But Clement said: "In football, you can never say never. If somebody comes tomorrow to pay £100m for Josh, he will go. Saying no to everything will not be the case, but only if it's something that's a win situation for the club (will he leave).

"What's really important in this situation is we're in a relegation battle, so that was clear in this transfer window that we don't have any intentions to sell Josh."

Norwich City's head coach Philippe Clement has confirmed this afternoon at his pre match press conference that Josh Sargent will not be involved in the Championship game at Wrexham on Saturday due to disciplinary reasons.

The US international missed last weekend's FA Cup win against Walsall after texting Clement the night before saying he was 'unavailable'.

The Belgian has said Sargent's actions were "unacceptable" and he has been told to train with the second team.

"I'm not going into details about what this is about and what the future will be because I don't have a crystal ball - but he knows why he is training with the second team and we will see how it evolves in the future," Clement told BBC Radio Norfolk.

Sargent has scored 56 goals for the Canaries in 157 games and the club had said he will not be sold during this month's transfer window unless their valuation was met, following reports linking him with Major League Soccer side Toronto FC.

But Clement said: "In football, you can never say never. If somebody comes tomorrow to pay £100m for Josh, he will go. Saying no to everything will not be the case, but only if it's something that's a win situation for the club (will he leave).

"What's really important in this situation is we're in a relegation battle, so that was clear in this transfer window that we don't have any intentions to sell Josh."

 

Norwich City striker Josh Sargent has  reportedly been added to Nottingham Forest’s shortlist of forwards that they are looking at for this transfer window, according to a report from The Telegraph’s Mike McGrath.

Their fresh interest in Josh Sargent follows news of a bid last weekend from Toronto FC that was understood to be in the region of £13.4m – which led to Philippe Clement dropping the dissapointing news after the home FA up clash with Walsall that the 25-year-old USA international had made himself unavailable for selection for the game.

Despite the actions of Sargent, the Canaries head coach has been insistent in the message that his star striker will not be leaving this month.

It’s no surprise seeing several teams join the queue for the services of Sargent. The Norwich City striker has been a striker difficult to stop at Championship level since the Canaries returned to the second-tier.

With Nottingham Forest joining Toronto in the chase for their star striker, it will mean that NCFC will be in no rush to let Sargent leave with plenty of time in the transfer window still remaining to ensure they receive maximum value possible for their number one asset.