Norwich City have investigated the possibility of making their interest in departing FC Nordsjaelland full-back Martin Frese serious.
The Canaries have turned their attention to Denmark where they are set to steal the services of manager Johannes Hoff Thorup from Nordsjaelland.
A compensation package has already been agreed and Norwich want to get Thorup’s arrival signed and sealed soon.
It may not be their only piece of business in Denmark as they are, according to Danish outlet Bold, investigating making interest in full-back Frese serious.
Norwich looked at a deal in the spring, at which time they were still in contention to reach the Premier League.
Now they could go in with a firm proposal for left-back Frese.
The 26-year-old is leaving Nordsjaelland following the expiry of his contract and is keen for a new adventure.
He has interest from a host of clubs and has turned down proposals from within Denmark as he wants to go abroad.
Norwich may hope that having Thorup can help convince Frese.
According to Duncan Castles (there’s a blast from the past!), Chelsea have “advanced negotiations for the transfer” of 17-year-old Pedro Lima, having submitted an offer worth around €8m to Sport Recife, who play in the Brazilian second division.
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The bargain price — if we can call eight million euros a bargain in any real-world sense — certainly reflects the fact that Recife play in the second tier and that the young right back has made only a handful of senior appearances so far. The transfer would be a record deal “by far” for them, as reported by Globo, who also picked up on Castles’ report.
Sport Recife did not confirm Chelsea’s bid, but they did admit to Globo that “there are proposals” that concern the player.
