Norwich City transfer rumours: Leicester City baulk at £20m Robbie Brady price tag; Graham Dorrans contract talks

Norwich City will demand a club-record £20m for Robbie Brady. Picture: NCFC Archant

Premier League champions Leicester City could pull out of the race to sign Robbie Brady with Norwich City looking to drive a hard bargain for the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 star.

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The Mirror reported on Friday City have slapped a £20m price tag on the 24-year-old amid fevered interest from a host of top flight clubs. Leicester have led the chasing pack for most of the summer but the Canaries have already reportedly turned down several lower bids for the Dubliner.

Brady scored twice in his country’s run to the last-16 of the European Championships to enhance his reputation and attract rumoured interest from West Ham, Stoke City, Sunderland and West Brom, in addition to the Foxes.

The Dubliner has yet to return to pre-season training after being given an extended break along with the rest of the club’s Euro 2016 contingent. The former Manchester United trainee has two years left on his current Carrow Road after moving from Hull City 12 months ago for a reported £7m.

City have already sanctioned the club-record sale of Nathan Redmond to Southampton but any transfer move for Brady is set to top that.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail report Graham Dorrans is in talks over a two year contract extension. The 29-year-old was the subject of interest from Burnley and Middlesbrough in the past and was touted with a return north to Rangers at the start of the summer but Alex Neil publicly made it clear he views the midfielder as a key part of his plans in the Championship.

City, however, are prepared to listen to offers for Sebastien Bassong, Michael Turner, Youssouf Mulumbu, Ricky Van Wolfswinkel and John Ruddy according to the paper.

One player Neil was linked to in recent weeks, Aaron Tshibola, looks set to complete a reported £5m move to Championship rivals Aston Villa. Team talk report on Friday the highly-rated young midfielder is in the Midlands to undergo a medical. Norwich reportedly lodged a £2m bid last month amid interest from West Brom and Crystal Palace. Villa’s new assistant boss Steve Clarke gave the player his first team break at Reading.