Norwich City: Maxi Lopez Can Solve Another Problem for the Canaries

Slowly and surely, Norwich City is filling gaps in their squad. Reports from The Metro suggest that Maxi Lopez could be the next player that the club signs. It’s a well-known fact that Norwich City will need to add more to their forward line ahead of the season.

The link with Lopez has caused a mixed reaction from fans, but I personally think that it would be an excellent piece of business. A fee of £3.5m has been mentioned, and it appears that Norwich would be getting value for that price.

One possible concern is that the player is now 29 years old and hasn’t always excelled everywhere that he has been.

It has been reported elsewhere that the player has been at some big clubs, but a move to Norwich—where he can play regular games—could be just what he needs. I have said in previous articles that it’s important that we are not over reliant on Ricky van Wolfswinkel, and I have to say that this would be a hugely positive move.

The transfer fee mentioned is pretty small by Premier League standards, but the lad certainly has quality. Of course, it remains to be seen how Chris Hughton plans on utilizing the player, but the key for him will be the opportunity to get regular games.

And he has the obvious advantage of coming towards the end of his career, which means that he will not merely be using Norwich as a stepping stone towards bigger and better things. This perhaps is a reason that Hughton seems to be actively looking for an experienced forward from Europe.

Lopez has averaged goals in his career at one for every two-thirds games at times, and hopefully, he can rediscover that form in England if the move materialises.

It’s worth noting that even if Hughton plans on playing only one striker up front, it’s important to have different options for the tactical battles that lay ahead. And I think this potential signing would go a long way to putting those options in place.

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