James Kent 0 Posted September 1, 2015 Hi All,What are your thoughts on Lewis Grabban?Will Bounemouth come back with an improved offer or should we loan him out?If we do sell who would be a good replacement? I think Dwight Gayle what about you?Read more: https://www.the-newshub.com/football/should-norwich-city-sell-lewis-grabban-if-the-rumours-prove-to-be-true Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rasputin was a C... 0 Posted September 1, 2015 Clicking on links so you don''t have to...It emerged prior to a recent Norwich City game that Lewis Grabban is determined to make things difficult for his present employers. The rumour suggests that the striker left the team hotel after being told he was only going to be named as a sub for the Capital One Cup game against Rotherham United. Of course, it isn’t purely believed to be a reaction to not starting the game, it’s more of a case of the player wanting to leave the club and link-up with Eddie Howe at Bournemouth again. Alex Neil has confirmed that the Cherries have had three bids rejected for the player with the latest believed to be a deal worth around £6.2m. If we assume for a second that Grabban does indeed want the transfer to happen, it’s all a bit strange to me. When Norwich signed the striker when they were first relegated to the Championship, he was only too happy to leave Bournemouth at that point. Of course, he may have been surprised by his former club’s rise since then – but he is already a Premier League player in any case. So, another possibility is he is frustrated by not playing every game – but Alex Neil has come out on a number of occasions to state how much he thinks about the striker. In fact, Grabban has played a lot under the manager and even started the first game of this season against Crystal Palace. Furthermore, I wouldn’t have thought that the forward would be automatic first choice at Bournemouth with Callum Wilson in the building. When Norwich City were last in the Premier League there was a similar incident involving Wes Hoolahan. I think at that point it was more to do with the fact that the Irishman wasn’t getting a regular game in the team – but nevertheless he tried to force a move through to Aston Villa. At the time it looked certain that he would leave. However, David McNally and friends insured he didn’t. Hoolahan was a big part of Norwich City’s success last season and has started this season brightly with three assists already. Grabban is a player highly regarded by Neil so I’d think he would want to hold of him if he possibly can. The other issue here is that Bournemouth are one of Norwich’s chief rivals to beat the drop so won’t want to give away a prized asset to them. I’m sure there will be a few disciplinary issues and the striker may find himself out of the squad for the next few weeks – but I’d be surprised if the move was sanctioned. The other thing here is the club are quite light on striking options with Gary Hooper possibly on his way to Sheffield Wednesday, Kyle Lafferty with injury problems and Ricky van Wolfswinkel fighting to rediscover his form. It’s well-known that the club are looking for a new striker even before the thing with Grabban but there is no guarantee of that being a success. Alex Neil has pointed out that he will not leave Norwich short which adds to the suggestion that Grabban will stay put! Wow, such insightful writing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites