Interesting reports from north of the border in Scotland suggest that Norwich are interested in Vinnie Leonard of Dundalk, and face competion for his signature from Celtic, Lyon & Genoa who are also interested in the Irish teenager.

Dundalk boss, Ciaran Kilduff isn’t surprised that Leonard is attracting attention from other clubs. Speaking earlier on in the season after a win against Treaty United, he said: “what we have on our hands here is a special talent. I know teams like Celtic and others were over watching him for weeks. The club do link in with me on matters like this. But I am dealing with the football side of things.

"He is a player for the future. We have a kid on our hands. Even if there are offers from UK clubs with an interest, he cannot go there until June of next year. He is not 18 until March. He is really enjoying his football. Vinny is also going to a World Cup with the Republic of Ireland [under 17s]. He has a lot on his plate right now.”

It’s expected that a deal for the highly-rated teenager, who has represented his country at International youth level, would be six-figures plus add-ons. It also wouldn’t be the first time Celtic have dipped into the League of Ireland market, having signed Liam Scales and Johnny Kenny from Shamrock Rovers in recent years.

Interesting reports from north of the border in Scotland suggest that Norwich are interested in Vinnie Leonard of Dundalk, and face competion for his signature from Celtic, Lyon & Genoa who are also interested in the Irish teenager.

Dundalk boss, Ciaran Kilduff isn’t surprised that Leonard is attracting attention from other clubs. Speaking earlier on in the season after a win against Treaty United, he said: “what we have on our hands here is a special talent. I know teams like Celtic and others were over watching him for weeks. The club do link in with me on matters like this. But I am dealing with the football side of things.

"He is a player for the future. We have a kid on our hands. Even if there are offers from UK clubs with an interest, he cannot go there until June of next year. He is not 18 until March. He is really enjoying his football. Vinny is also going to a World Cup with the Republic of Ireland [under 17s]. He has a lot on his plate right now.”

It’s expected that a deal for the highly-rated teenager, who has represented his country at International youth level, would be six-figures plus add-ons. It also wouldn’t be the first time Celtic have dipped into the League of Ireland market, having signed Liam Scales and Johnny Kenny from Shamrock Rovers in recent years.

Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement confirmed  after the away draw at Preston North End that he expects the US international to be available to play on Friday at home to Charlton, after Jovon Makama again stepped up in the 1-1 draw away at Deepdale.

"Of course, it's never an advantage to miss a player like Josh. If we could have had both, we could have been stronger, but it is what it is for the moment," he said.

"I'm happy that Josh will be back also this week after his concussion, and then we get other options also again. It's hard work to come there against teams like Preston, who are really good in their pressing and very aggressive,  So yes, Jov is taking good lessons.

According to reports published by Teamtalk and other sites, West Ham are keen on a deal to bring Norwich City's USA International striker Josh Sargent to the London Stadium in the new year.

West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo is said to be seeking reinforcements to his attacking options, with the club at risk of relegation from the Premier League, and with an aging strikeforce in his squad.

However, according to the latest reports emerging it’s believed that the £20 million asking price reported to have been set by Norwich is proving to be a major stumbling block in getting an agreement over the line.

It is said that West Ham aren’t currently willing to pay that much for the player ahead of the January window, which is therefore likely to prevent a deal from happening in this transfer window.

Norwich Head Coach Philippe Clement will be keen to keep Sargent due to his importance to the team, with the US international holding a contract with the Norfolk outfit until the summer of 2028.

It’s understood that the Hammers are willing to seek other opportunities as long as the £20 million asking price remains in place.

Norwich have no immediate incentive to lower their demands, particularly with the club in a fight against relegation themselves.

Interesting reports start to emerge from media in the player's home country of South Korea last night

Norwich City were  previously interested in a deal for Yang, with Sky Sports' Anthony Joseph claiming in July that the Canaries were keen, but a deal never materialised from there.

They are now said to be back at the table for Yang, in their quest for reinfrcements for the first team squad in January to help the club get out of their current relegation battle - Let's not forget Norwich are now managed by Philippe Clement, who will know about the winger from his time as Celtic manager.

Norwich supporters hoping for positive fitness news on fan favourite Josh Sargent, will have to wait until matchday.  USA International Sargent has returned to training but Norwich Head Coach Pulippe Clement  indicated it will be a late call one way or the other in his pre-match press conference

Summer signing Mathias Kvistgaarden continues to be assessed after he featured from the bench as a late substitute against the Saints. The Dane saw a knee specialist the previous week following pain in the same knee that sidelined him at Coventry back in September.

Clement suggested Kvistgaarden's training load is being monitored, with a longer term plan to build up the area around the knee to strengthen the leg.

Jack Stacey and Lucien Mahovo have returned to training over the past week and are available after hamstring and quad issues respectively.

Fit-again duo Shane Duffy and Liam Gibbs did a running session as part of the warm up against Southampton but were not part of the matchday squad.

Clement also delivered an upbeat bulletin on winger Diallo, who is now in light running and on target to re-join the first team group in two weeks.

Barcelona are reported in The Sun to  be set to seal a sensational deal to sign 15-year-old Norwich star Ajay Tavares.

The highly-rated forward has been chased by some of Europe‘s top clubs ahead of January – but the Spanish giants are expected to win the race.

Tavares, who made his senior Canaries debut in a July pre-season friendly against Dutch outfit Volendam, was wanted by Bundesliga giants RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund.

But he is heading for the Nou Camp, where the plan is for him to play for their Under-19s before moving up to Barcelona B ahead of a future loan move.

Tavares, who has a Portuguese passport which allows him to move abroad, has been capped four times for England Under-17s.

Tavares would have become Norwich’s youngest player had he featured at any time this season, but is yet to be involved with the first-team in a competitive game.

The Canaries are in the midst of a Championship relegation battle this season, currently sitting 23rd in the league, above only Sheffield Wednesday, who are on minus nine points.

Their Under-18 side, who Tavares currently plays for, have not fared much better, currently sitting 14th of 15 teams in the U18 Premier League South.

Tavares will now continue his development in Barcelona, who have had the likes of Alejandro Balde, Gavi, Fermin Lopez and superstar Lamine Yamal come through their academy in recent years.

Norwich City's Belgian head coach Philippe Clement believes their home win over Southampton provided a "clear signal" that the team are making progress towards their initial goal of Championship survival in 2026.

Having lost every game at Carrow Road this season prior to the new Head Coah's arrival, the Canaries have now taken an much improved total of seven points from the last three games at home at Carrow Road.

Summer signing from Lincoln City Jovon Makama scored both goals in the club's 2-1 win against Southampton on Saturday to take his total to six for the season so far, making him joint top scorer at the club alongside Josh Sargent, who was forced to miss the match at the weekend due to concussion protocols.

"All the players who were not in the selection because they're injured or were not selected, they were so happy and were celebrating in the dressing room," Clement told BBC Radio Norfolk.

"You feel how much it meant to all this group of players who have had a lot of knocks the last couple of months.

"It was a very important victory but it's also important not to go in a state of satisfaction, there are still a lot of games to play this season, we have a lot of work to do to make the team better and better and better.

"But there is a clear signal that the team is on the right track for the moment. I see a good progression in this short three weeks together."

Clement said his team had been tactically aware in defence and also showed their ability going forwards.

"They played a really great game with a lot of energy, desire and doing the right things together, the composure to play between lines, to create spaces for ourselves and create more chances than the two goals," he added.

"He [Makama] is a really interesting player. He never played at this level [before] and still needs to learn a lot, but he has the desire to become better - so I'm on top of him to make him better."

There was a key moment at the other end of the pitch in the first half when Vladan Kovacevic dived to his left to push away a penalty from Southampton's Adam Armstrong with the score 0-0.

"He has the quality to save penalties because he is so explosive," Clement said.

"That was a massive moment in the game - if you go behind, things are more difficult because Southampton are a team that is really good on the ball, with a lot of composure and players of Premier League experience."

Norwich are away to Preston North End next weekend and Clement hopes not having a midweek match will enable them to build the fitness of some of their injured players like defender Jose Cordoba who made his return from the subsittues bench on Saturday having missed the previous 13 games.

"If we have to play every three days, they are not ready yet for that, but they can have a good training week where we have more control in what they are doing.

"I'm sure, there will be [some smiling faces at the training ground this week], but there will also be some tired faces."