Norwich City have started the season in fine form but might still have a couple of new faces to add before the window ends
The Canaries have until 11pm on Friday to get some final bits of business done and now, it seems one player they’re keen to add to their ranks is youngster Mundle-Smith. The 18-year-old played for the U18s against Reading earlier this month and now, reporter McGrath has said Norwich have made an offer to the starlet
Mundle-Smith started up front for the young Norwich City side in that game with Reading but mainly plays on the wing.
He has spent time in the Kinetic Academy, which focuses on developing young players in South London and giving them opportunities to move into youth football with pro clubs. Mundle-Smith has also spent time with FC Croydon.
Another young star
It remains to be seen if Mundle-Smith does join Norwich City but it would present another promising addition to their academy ranks. There has been a clear path from the youth ranks to the first-team at Carrow Road and the youngster will be hoping to follow that well-trodden route if he does make the move.
In the Canaries’ win over Huddersfield Town at the weekend, four academy graduates found minutes. Jonathan Rowe started and scored once again while Adam Idah also bagged off the bench. Tony Springett and Liam Gibbs came on as substitutes as well while Andrew Omobamidele remained on the bench.
The Scotland midfielder has been with the Canaries since making the move south from Aberdeen in 2018. Dubbed the ‘Mayor of Norwich’ after the club got promoted to the English Premier League in 2019, McLean has made 165 league appearances but is arguably enjoying his best individual run of form with Norwich under the current stewardship of David Wagner.
The German-American boss was appointed in January and McLean has emerged as a key player ever since. The 31-year-old – who has been linked with a switch to Rangers in the past – has captained Norwich in each of their four opening Championship games of the new campaign and his performances so far prompted a bid from Leeds.
in addition, the Norwich Evening News say that the Canaries would be very unlikely to sell with just days remaining of the current summer transfer window and the bid aforementioned is not near their valuation of McLean regardless.
McLean was included in Steve Clarke’s latest Scotland squad for the upcoming games against Cyprus in England after the central midfielder was the hero in Oslo during the summer when he scored the winning goal against Norway in Euro 2024 qualifying
