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Norwich City transfers: Inside track on Jose Cordoba

After Norwich City confirmed their first signing of the summer, Adam Harvey sat down with Bulgarian football expert Kai E. Iliev for the inside track on Jose Cordoba.

What sort of environment was Cordoba playing in at Levski Sofia last season?

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It hasn’t been a great season by Levski’s standards, because they’re usually part of the top three and they kind of fell out of it, mostly because of board problems. There’s been player protest there have been ultras being banned, so by Levski’s standards it’s not a great season.

How highly is he rated in Bulgaria?

I would say by far he’s the best defender we have, at least this season. Firstly because he was not expected, because before coming to Levski he was also at Etar, who are in the second division.

The first months were maybe a bit shaky, but then he adapted really quickly, so at least from my perspective he’s by far the best defender. He actually received an award for the best defender in the league a few months ago.

What sort of profile is he bringing to Carrow Road?

Unfortunately in Bulgaria the level of our attackers is very low, and of course when you go to the championship the attackers are more physical on average. You don’t have as much room for mistakes either.

the attackers are more physical on average. You don’t have as much room for mistakes either.

He likes to push higher up the pitch and he’s definitely not afraid of challenges.

If Norwich are looking for a young defender who’s really into being proactive I think that’s the profile, because in terms of interceptions he’s really good at winning the ball. That’s definitely his strength, but defensively he’s patient as well.