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Transfer Rumour: Cantwell Linked To Liverpool Move

Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Norwich City winger Todd Cantwell.

Jurgen Klopp’s side will take a big hit in January as the likes of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane depart for the Africa Cup of Nations.

The Reds could turn their attentions towards Carrow Road with FourFourTwo reporting that they could look at bringing in Cantwell as a back-up for the remainder of the season.

With only five appearances to his name in the Premier League Cantwell has had a disappointing campaign and is yet to convince Dean Smith of giving him a regular start in the Canaries line-up.

The Sun reported last week that Norwich are willing to listen to offers in the January transfer window as they look to boost their funds for new recruits to help aid their Premier League relegation battle.

With Liverpool looking thin on the wings over the next month FFT suggests Cantwell would be ideal step-in and they could get him for a bargain price.

Others may be interested in putting in offers for the Norwich winger though, with Premier League rivals Leeds United and Aston Villa previously being linked with Cantwell over the past year.

Cantwell’s contract with the Canaries is due to expire in the summer but City have an option to extend the deal for a further year.

Transfer Rumour: Todd Cantwell £40m Target For Both Leeds and Aston Villa

Aston Villa and Leeds target Todd Cantwell will be allowed to leave Norwich City in the January transfer window.

According to a report published in the Daily Mail, the former England youth international is one of the names Dean Smith will allow to leave the club during this transfer window as he seeks to reshape the squad following his arrival. Todd Cantwell has struggled for regular minutes this season under both Dean Smith and previous head coach Daniel Farke, and the winger could now depart Norwich.

According to the report, Leeds are thought to be keen on signing the attacker, with Dean Smith's former club Aston Villa also being linked with Cantwell according to reports in the Express.

The Sun also claimed in the summer that Norwich value the wide-man at £40m, with the Norfolk side already losing Emi Buendia in the previous transfer window to Aston Villa.

Although Cantwell impressed for Norwich in their 2019/20 Premier League season as well as their promotion-winning campaign last year in the Championship, the midfielder has hardly played this term.

Cantwell has played just eight times this season, with only five of these appearances being starts for the Canaries. And with Norwich now open to selling the winger, Villa and Leeds could finally make their move for the 23-year-old.

With Jurgen Klopp a big fan of Cantwell as reported by 90min, the Norwich star is clearly too good to be left unused by a club destined to go down this season, and either Leeds or Villa would be a significant improvement for the winger.

Cantwell has proven he has the quality to perform in the Premier League, and leaving for Norwich for either Leeds or Villa will be a huge leap in the 23-year-old’s career.

Transfer Rumour: Bradford City Midfielder Elliot Watt interesting Norwich City

Norwich City are reported to be showing an interest in Scotland Under-21 midfielder Elliot Watt. 

The young Scottish international, who has started all bar one of Bradford City's games in League Two so far this season, is understood to be out of contract at the end of the current season with Norwich City being one of a number of clubs taking an interest, according to Scottish media outlet the Daily Record. 

Watt, a central midfielder, is reported to be considered as a potential option should the Canaries drop down to the Championship next season. 

Bradford City manager Derek Adams revealed last month that Watt's agent has fielded a couple of enquiries from other clubs as speculation surrounding the yound starlet's future intensifies. 

The report suggests Blackpool are also among those keeping tabs on the 21-year-old, who has made three appearances for Scotland's U21 side. 

Watt started his career with Liverpool's academy and also had spells at Blackburn and hometown club Preston during his time as a development player.

It was with Wolverhampton Wanderers where he signed his first professional deal in 2017, making his professional debut a year later in an EFL Cup clash against Sheffield Wednesday. 

A loan spell with Carlisle United in 2020 saw him catch the eye of Bradford City, who made a move to sign him permanently that summer. The Scot played every game last season and was named as the club's young player of the year.

Watt has played alongside current City loanee Billy Gilmour in the Scotland youth ranks and his technique on the ball has seen him draw praise from a number of coaches, including his current boss Adams. 

Speaking about his future last month to the Telegraph and Argus, Watt insisted he remained happy at Valley Parade. 

“It’s irrelevant to me - like people giving me stick on Twitter or social media.

“I’m here at Bradford and the most important thing to me is about being the best player I can be in training and then performing for Bradford City on a Saturday.

“Rumours, or whatever you want to call it, mean nothing to me.

“I’m obviously under contract at Bradford City and until I’m not I’ll give my all for the club to get them back to where they should be.”

Transfer Rumour: Todd Cantwell £40m Target For Both Villa and Leeds

Aston Villa and Leeds target Todd Cantwell will be allowed to leave Norwich City in the January transfer window.

According to a report published in the Daily Mail, the former England youth international is one of the names Dean Smith will allow to leave the club during this transfer window as he seeks to reshape the squad following his arrival. Todd Cantwell has struggled for regular minutes this season under both Dean Smith and previous head coach Daniel Farke, and the winger could now depart Norwich.

According to the report, Leeds are thought to be keen on signing the attacker, with Dean Smith's former club Aston Villa also being linked with Cantwell according to reports in the Express.

The Sun also claimed in the summer that Norwich value the wide-man at £40m, with the Norfolk side already losing Emi Buendia in the previous transfer window to Aston Villa.

Although Cantwell impressed for Norwich in their 2019/20 Premier League season as well as their promotion-winning campaign last year in the Championship, the midfielder has hardly played this term.

Cantwell has played just eight times this season, with only five of these appearances being starts for the Canaries. And with Norwich now open to selling the winger, Villa and Leeds could finally make their move for the 23-year-old.

With Jurgen Klopp a big fan of Cantwell as reported by 90min, the Norwich star is clearly too good to be left unused by a club destined to go down this season, and either Leeds or Villa would be a significant improvement for the winger.

Cantwell has proven he has the quality to perform in the Premier League, and leaving for Norwich for either Leeds or Villa will be a huge leap in the 23-year-old’s career.

Transfer Rumour: Bradford Midfielder Elliot Watt interesting Norwich City

Norwich City are reported to be showing an interest in Scotland Under-21 midfielder Elliot Watt. 

The young Scottish international, who has started all bar one of Bradford City's games in League Two so far this season, is understood to be out of contract at the end of the current season with Norwich City being one of a number of clubs taking an interest, according to Scottish media outlet the Daily Record. 

Watt, a central midfielder, is reported to be considered as a potential option should the Canaries drop down to the Championship next season. 

Bradford City manager Derek Adams revealed last month that Watt's agent has fielded a couple of enquiries from other clubs as speculation surrounding the yound starlet's future intensifies. 

The report suggests Blackpool are also among those keeping tabs on the 21-year-old, who has made three appearances for Scotland's U21 side. 

Watt started his career with Liverpool's academy and also had spells at Blackburn and hometown club Preston during his time as a development player.

It was with Wolverhampton Wanderers where he signed his first professional deal in 2017, making his professional debut a year later in an EFL Cup clash against Sheffield Wednesday. 

A loan spell with Carlisle United in 2020 saw him catch the eye of Bradford City, who made a move to sign him permanently that summer. The Scot played every game last season and was named as the club's young player of the year.

Watt has played alongside current City loanee Billy Gilmour in the Scotland youth ranks and his technique on the ball has seen him draw praise from a number of coaches, including his current boss Adams. 

Speaking about his future last month to the Telegraph and Argus, Watt insisted he remained happy at Valley Parade. 

“It’s irrelevant to me - like people giving me stick on Twitter or social media.

“I’m here at Bradford and the most important thing to me is about being the best player I can be in training and then performing for Bradford City on a Saturday.

“Rumours, or whatever you want to call it, mean nothing to me.

“I’m obviously under contract at Bradford City and until I’m not I’ll give my all for the club to get them back to where they should be.”

Transfer Rumour: Norwich Linked With Former Barnsley Right Back Dimitri Cavare

Norwich City are being linked with a move for former Barnsley right-back Dimitri Cavare.

The Canaries are said to be preparing for the potential exit of Max Aarons in the summer who has attracted heavy interest from rival Premier League clubs and across Europe.

Roma were the latest side said to have had a bid rejected recently with reports Norwich also turned down an offer from Borussia Dortmund in the summer transfer window.

Everton, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, and both Manchester-based clubs have also been linked with a potential move for Aarons.

French football website Jeunes Footeux says the Canaries are keeping a close eye on Sion full-back Cavare, whose contract with the Swiss side expires in the summer.

Cavare was playing regularly in Ligue 1 with Lens at the age of 19 before a two-year spell with Rennes that was marred by injury.

The Guadeloupe international spent two-and-a-half years with the Tykes who bounced between the Championship and League One, accumulating 65 appearances and scoring three goals.

This season, the 26-year-old has played all but one Swiss Super League match for Sion and recently scored in consecutive games against Champions League side Young Boys and Lausanne Sport.

Transfer Rumour: Portsmouth Ready To Return To Sender Loanee Gassan Ahamde

Portsmouth forward Gassan Ahamde was a roaring success in pre-season that led to him earning a season-long loan move, although reports suggest that he has played his final game in blue

Portsmouth striker Gassan Ahadme has reportedly played his final match for the Blues and is due to return to Norwich City in the coming days.

The cult hero of pre-season has been unable to turn his friendly success into competitive form and The News are reporting that the Spanish-born Moroccan is set to return to Carrow Road, with his loan expected to be cut short.

Ahadme put pen to paper on a season-long loan deal in July, hours after scoring twice in a friendly draw with a strong Bristol City side, taking him to seven goals in three friendlies as a trialist, all of which seeing him playing a limited number of minutes as Danny Cowley’s squad gradually progressed in fitness before the 2021/22 campaign started.

Shortly after signing, Ahadme was kept up front with John Marquis for a friendly away at Championship side Luton Town. Ahadme scored again as Pompey held the Hatters to a 1-1 draw a fortnight before the season started.

With a wide number of Pompey fans putting Moroccan flags into their Twitter names and even getting his own chant all before his competitive debut. There was a clamour and a hope that his loan from the Canaries would be a roaring success.

Much to his impressive performances and excellent goal rate, Ahadme started the opening two matches of the season in trips to Fleetwood Town and Millwall, where it quickly became apparent that the performances in competitive matches were simply a level lower than what was required to make an impact in a side wanting to get promoted out of League One.

Since starting the two opening trips of the campaign, Ahadme has made just seven further appearances, three in the league and only four minutes of League One football since the start of September, despite no injury issues of his own.

In October, there was hope of a lifeline when Pompey fielded a changed side to face a very strong Bournemouth team in a friendly. Back to his pre-season best, Ahadme got a brace in a 3-0 victory and while it left Danny Cowley encouraged, a collective shocker against Sutton United in the Papa John’s Trophy would overshadow all of Ahadme’s good work.

November did provide one sign of hope and a potential change of the tide when Ahadme starred in the Papa John’s Trophy win over Crystal Palace’s under-21s.

Ahadme scored a thumping header in between contributions for Miguel Azeez’s opener and George Hirst’s crucial third to book Pompey into the second round and a trip to Exeter City, which has been moved multiple times and is yet to be played.

Four days later, with squad options thin, Ahadme was introduced off the bench in the 1-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers for the last four minutes. In that, he created a big chance for Ronan Curtis in a cameo after a run of 11 league matches left in the cold.

To this day, Ahadme has not played again and all signs point to him spending the second half of the season with Norwich, or out on loan elsewhere.

Gassan Ahadme of Portsmouth FC celebrates after he scores a goal to make it 2-0 with team-mate Miguel Azeez during the Papa John's Trophy match between Portsmouth and Crystal Palace U21 at Fratton Park 

For a player who hoped to chip in with at least ten goals and help Pompey’s promotion charge, there will always be the sense of a missed opportunity whenever his name is mentioned in Pompey circles.

It is not for the want of trying. Cowley has regularly praised his character and work ethic throughout this season. Sadly, quality has to go with that and in Ahadme’s case, it only came in the matches that mattered least.

Cowley was perfectly right to take a gamble on a pre-season trialist who scored goals for fun, but sadly, it has to be filed under the ever-growing list of Pompey loans that proved to be unsuccessful in recent years.

Ahadme has played exactly 500 competitive minutes in a Pompey shirt, but it appears that his time at the club has come to an end half a season premature.

With Ahadme set to be out of the door, it does open a spot for not only a new striker, but a new loanee as well, with Cowley likely to sign one or two new recruits via the loan market next term.

His arrival made sense but given how it has gone, his exit seems even more logical.

Transfer Rumours: Norwich Open To Cantwell Sale To Fund Rebuilding

Norwich City are open to selling Todd Cantwell next month. SunSport understands the Canaries have even been in touch with other clubs to discuss a switch - but as yet there has been no concrete interest.

It marks quite a fall from grace for the former England Under-21 star, who was deemed one of the country’s most promising players not so long ago.

Cantwell, 23, netted six Premier League goals during the Canaries’ last season in the top flight two years ago but has hardly featured this term, let alone found the back of the net.

He fell out with manager Daniel Farke, who was sacked in November, and was banished to the club’s Under-23s.

Farke's successor Dean Smith restored him to the first team but Cantwell did not impress when heading straight down the tunnel after being subbed in the 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa a fortnight ago.

The midfielder is out of contract in the summer, although Norwich have an option of extending his deal by an extra year.

With cash tight at Carrow Road, the club need to raise funds by selling players if they are to bring in new recruits.

Full-back Max Aarons, 21, looks likely to leave in the summer after attracting interest from some of Europe’s finest clubs in recent years.

Norwich rejected a loan offer from Borussia Dortmund last summer, while Roma and Barcelona were keen in transfer windows prior to that.

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