Norwich City-linked Ryan Christie from Celtic is now also being targeted by Southampton, as per reports appearing in The Sun on Sunday (30.05.21, pg. 59).  With Celtic now facing a battle to keep hold of the highly rated Scotland international this summer.

Christie, who is 26 years old, has been recently linked with Norwich and Burnley, as reported by the Scottish Sun, but reportedly Southampton are now in the running as well as the race for the player hots up.

His contract with the Glasgow team is currently set to expire in January so they may opt to cash in on him over the summer instead of losing him for nothing in 2022.

Norwich are currently preparing for life back in the Premier League after winning the Championship title with relative ease this season.

Daniel Farke’s Canaries are in need of some reinforcements and Christie is someone who would boost their midfield department which currently only has one fit senior player likely to be ready for the start of the new season.

Christie has been on the books at Celtic since 2015 and has been a key player for the Scottish Premiership giants, scoring 41 goals in 141 games for them to date.

He has helped the Hoops win all the trophies they can do during his time at Celtic Park and may fancy a crack at English football now.

Christie started his career at Inverness Caledonian Thistle and broke into their first-team as a youngster before going on to play 76 times for the Highlands club, chipping in with 10 goals.

Celtic came calling six years ago and he established himself as a regular in their side after a loan spell away at Aberdeen.

Experienced Norwich City defender Timm Klose will be returning to Carrow Road for pre-season after Basel opted not to take a permanent option up on him, the Swiss club confirmed.

Klose joined Norwich back in January 2016 when they were in the Premier League, but he could not help save the Canaries from relegation and for the next three seasons he played a regular part in attempts to get out of the Championship.

The Swiss centre-back suffered a bad knee injury at the start of the 2019-20 campaign though, which restricted him to just seven Premier League outings and the decision was made to loan him back to Basel in his native country back in October.

The 33-year-old played 28 times in the league for the club, scoring twice, but they’re opting not to turn the loan deal into a permanent one.

And with Klose still having a year left on his Norwich contract, he could potentially be re-introduced into the fold now that the Canaries are back in the Premier League.

Arsenal are set to step up their interest in Norwich City playmaker Emiliano Buendia as Mikel Arteta looks to replace Martin Odegaard in the summer, according to a report in England.

Website Goal, as quoted by The Daily Mail, is reporting that the Gunners are already turning their thoughts towards possible replacements for Odegaard ahead of the Norway international’s expected return to Real Madrid.

The same article states that Odegaard appears likely to return to Real Madrid this summer despite the north London side’s interest in securing a permanent deal for the 22-year-old.

According to the same story, Arsenal are looking at Buendia as a potential signing to improve their creative options in the middle of the park ahead of the 2021-22 campaign.  The Daily Mail go on to add that Arsenal technical director Edu has registered the north London side’s interest in signing Buendia in the summer transfer window.  The media outlet add that Buendia is a primary target for Arsenal ahead of the 2021 summer transfer window but the Gunners haven’t made a concrete offer for the Norwich midfielder.

Buendia has scored 14 times and has made 17 assists in 39 games in the Championship this term.

The Argentinian playmaker has scored 24 times in 121 games in all competitions since his move to Norwich from La Liga outfit Getafe in 2018.

Arsenal are keen on Norwich City right-back Max Aarons this summer, and they consider him a long-term replacement for Hector Bellerin.

Freddie Paxton reports that Arsenal are keen on signing Norwich right-back Max Aarons this summer. The club have had an interest in Aarons for a few years, and they consider him a replacement for Hector Bellerin – who may well depart this summer.

Arsenal aren’t going to have a free run at Aarons, with Paxton reporting that a number of teams are looking to do a deal this summer, including Tottenham Hotspur. But it’s one the Gunners are in the mix for.

Speaking on the Here We Go podcast earlier this month, Fabrizio Romano reported that Aarons is highly appreciated by Arsenal and is on their list of right-back targets this summer.

Aarons has often been linked with the transfer, with reports last month suggesting Norwich City are open to a departure for a fee of around £30m.

Aarons has made 47 appearances for Norwich City as they achieved promotion back to the Premier League this season. There’s no doubting he was a key part of that campaign.

The 21-year-old played the full 90 minutes of the vast majority of those 47 matches, with the exception of one substitution on against Coventry City in the FA Cup, and the three times he came off in the 89th minute or later.

Norwich City are interested in signing Sheffield Wednesday wide man Adam Reach, according to reports from Football Insider.

The versatile left-footer, 28, is out of contract at the Yorkshire giants next month and available on a summer free.

A recruitment source has told Football Insider Norwich are working to reshape their squad as they prepare for the Premier League and have their sights set on Reach.

The attacker will not sign a new contract at Hillsborough after the club suffered relegation to League One.

Reach made 44 Championship appearances for the Owls last season scoring five goals and registering three assists.  One of those assists was against Norwich back in December though Reach’s side ultimately lost 2-1.

His contribution was not enough to keep Wednesday in the second tier as they were relegated on the final day.

Reach joined Sheffield Wednesday from Middlesbrough in the summer of 2016.During his time in the North East, he had loan spells at Darlington, Shrewsbury and Bradford.  He spent his final season at Middlesbrough on loan with Preston before Wednesday signed him that summer.

He went on to make 230 appearances for the club, scoring 24 goals and picking up 34 assists.

Norwich City are reportedly interested in a deal to sign Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer according to The Scottish Sun.

The Canaries will be planning for life back in the Premier League, after they clinched promotion from the Championship earlier this month.

Daniel Farke’s side have been the team to beat for much of this year’s campaign, and he’ll be eager to see his side consolidate themselves in the top-flight next season.

Ajer has been with Celtic since 2016, after signing from Norwegian side Start, and has gone on to make 43 appearances in all competitions for the Bhoys this term.

Leicester City are also believed to be keen on a deal to sign Ajer, so the Canaries will know that they face serious competition to land his signature in the summer.

BRISTOL CITY striker Saikou Janneh is on the radar of Premier League new-boys Norwich as a group of clubs consider making a move this summer.

Janneh, 21, has caught the eye of the Canaries as boss Daniel Farke looks to piece together a squad capable of staying in the top flight next season.

But there is also competition from Brighton and fellow promoted side Watford for the Gambian forward who has two years left on his current deal at Ashton Gate.

Bristol City boss Nigel Pearson is desperate to keep hold of the forward, who has climbed out of non-league to show his qualities in the professional game.

He enjoyed a successful loan at Torquay where he scored 16 goals in 28 appearances before a short-term move to Newport County this season was cut short by injury.

But Pearson believes there is much more to come at Ashton Gate for Janneh and has already brought him into his first-team plans.

The 21-year-old is yet to score for his parent club having made two Championship appearances this season.

Hertha Berlin and Bayer Leverkusen have also shown an interest as the German clubs look to scour the Championship for players with potential and a summer fight for his signature could be on.

Norwich City have outed Nottingham Forest’s Joe Worrall as a potential summer recruit ahead of their Premier League return.
Worrall, 24, was linked with Norwich City back in the Janaury of 2020. Eastern Daily Press credited Norwich with an interest in the Nottingham Forest man, who’s since been strongly linked with Burnley.

But Forest would receive no bids for the Englishman. Now though, The Sun on Sunday (25.04.21, pg. 59) credit Norwich with a fresh interest in the Forest defender ahead of their return to the top flight.

Norwich City clinched promotion earlier in the month but are still playing for the Championship title.

Daniel Farke is said to have a short shopping list going into the summer months, but a central defender is thought to be on that list.

In the summer ahead of this season, Celtic and Bournemouth were linked with Worrall and at the time, reports handed him a £12million price tag.

There’s been no reports to suggest whether that price has changed after this season, but it’s a good benchmark for the Canaries to work from ahead of a potential bid.

Worrall having featured in all 46 of his side’s Championship games last season has been limited to 29 this time round.

Small injuries have kept him out in patches but he’s started and completed Forest’s last six Championship outings now, and given their end to the season he could be one of a number of players who might look for a summer exit.