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BBC News
16 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Swans eye defenders as Norwich join Darling chase
Swansea City have lined up potential replacements for Harry Darling with Norwich City emerging as contenders to sign the out-of-contract defender.A number of Championship clubs are believed to have expressed an interest in centre-back Darling this summer, including Birmingham City, Wrexham and Sheffield it could be that Norwich win the race for the 25-year-old's signature following this week's appointment of Liam Manning as head coach.A move to Norwich would see Darling reunite with Manning, who he worked with at MK Dons, while the Cambridge-born player would also be moving closer to still has the option of signing the new deal on offer at Swansea. But amid the uncertainty over the player's plans, director of football Richard Montague says the Welsh club are also considering alternative defensive options."The ball is very much in Harry's court," Montague said."We made him what we thought was a very strong offer and I believe what he would think is a very strong offer."We are, and have been throughout the whole period, looking at our other options in that position to make sure we are well covered. "Our job really has been to balance off the chances of Harry signing a contract with other players, trying to match up those timelines to make sure we are not caught short. I don't think we are going to be caught short is what I would say."Darling has made 112 appearances, scoring 12 goals, since joining Swansea from MK Dons in 2024-25 season was his most consistent in Wales, with Swansea – belatedly in the eyes of then boss Luke Williams - opening contract talks in the Swans made an improved offer to Darling in the final stages of the 2024-25 season, but Montague says he "wouldn't say with any confidence" where the player will be come pre-season."If Harry Darling chooses to leave, he is an exceptional Championship defender, but we need to be able to back ourselves to find alternative options in that position," Montague added."I would like to think regardless of the outcome there, we can finish as a stronger unit than when we went into the window." Santos' arrival 'will elevate the group' Swansea are to bolster their defensive options with the signing of Ricardo Santos, the former Bolton Wanderers captain who is a free agent after being released by the League One club at the end of last says Santos, 29, is a player who has long been admired by a number of Swansea's decision-makers."His data over the years has been very strong," he said."I think it's fair to say he didn't have the best year last year, but our job is to try to look beyond that and ascertain where there might be value for money in bringing a player in."Rico is being brought in as a player who adds some more leadership, having been a captain of his club. He is a brilliant character we have all met and had conversations with."We think he is someone who can add really good depth to an area of the pitch where we don't have much depth at all at the moment. We think he will elevate the group by virtue of being who he is, being who he is around the building."Montague, meanwhile, has dismissed speculation linking Swansea with FC Sion defender Gora Diouf.
BBC News
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Tune in to Manning's first press conference on Monday
You will be able to watch and listen to Liam Manning's first press conference as Norwich City head coach live on the BBC website on the first Norwich native to take on the role, will be speaking to BBC Radio Norfolk for the first will also be streamed on BBC Norfolk's news here to tune in at 10:00 BST on Monday.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
'Norwich have done to us what we did to Oxford'
We asked you for your views on Liam Manning leaving his role as Bristol City's head coach to join Championship rivals Norwich you for all your replies and here is a selection of the thoughts of Robins - Disappointed to lose him and felt we were starting to build something. Hope the likes of Jason Knight and Mark Sykes don't follow him out the - Good luck to him but not sad to see him go. His football was pretty stale - sideways and backwards. In the second leg of the play-offs at 3-0 down you would think he would put three up front and have a go! Rob Edwards to come in for - I think it's a mix of emotions for everyone involved. Last season was a complete rollercoaster, both on and off the field. I would've liked to see Manning have another season at it. However, I respect his decision and that of his family, and I'd like to thank him for all his hard work. He definitely brought belief and excitement back into the - Can't complain as Norwich have done to us what we did to Oxford! Wish Liam all the best, especially after all he has been through this - The fact we've had our manager taken by a team that finished seven places below us is awful. The fact the Norwich board have managed to convince LM that he'll be better backed than he will be at City is disgraceful on our for Lansdown to either put his hand in his pocket and really build around Jason Knight and the new manager or sell the - Personally, I've not got a problem with his departure as the hierarchy can't see his potential. They should have given him the financial backing needed to push on from a pretty good gave the club what they asked for but has been let down by them. Next up? For me it has to be Gary O' - Can't blame him for leaving when you have an owner who won't give him a budget to move the team forward. He performed a miracle to get us into the play-offs. Norwich will back Manning and have a stronger squad and Manning knows that.
BBC News
2 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
'Manning's shown he can deliver'
We asked you what you thought of Norwich City appointing Bristol City boss Liam Manning to take up their vacant head coach of you think he's the right man for the job based on his success with the Robins last season, while others worry about what his appointment says about the transfer what you had to say:Lee: It's a bit underwhelming. Manning has done a decent, though not exceptional job with his other clubs but he doesn't stay at one place very long. He also has links with Ipswich, despite being born in Norwich, and that's never going to go down well here. We have to give him a chance, but this doesn't feel like it's part of a long term plan to I think this is a brilliant appointment by Norwich. Unlike JHT, he has a track record in the UK. He gets more out of teams than the sum of their parts. It's all very well choosing a manager who has potential, but so much better to appoint someone who has shown that they can He did well at Bristol with inferior players but instilled a great team work ethic, which Norwich lacked. Lets hope he can sort out the defence that's been a problem area for many Whoever was appointed was always facing a tough task facing a new season without Sargent and Sainz… he will need to hit the ground running to get the fans fully engaged. Huge transfer window. Good luck to him. Concerns me that they're impressed with his ability to do well with little resource, I think this will prompt a miserly venture into the transfer market yet I'll be interested to see how this plays out for Ben Knapper. Thorup was almost naively loyal in following the club line in all his media, only to be betrayed and made the scapegoat with two games left. Had he known the loyalty didn't go both ways, I wonder if he would have talked more of mitigations and criticised Knapper and the complacent, entitled squad of players he took on. I don't think Manning will make the same mistake so we may see manager and club collide at some point. I'm hopeful Manning is the kind of character who shakes people up and makes them realise having a fancy training ground and a 'talented' squad means nothing without consistent hard Manning has a track record which he can build on at Norwich City, his priority must be sorting out our defence and being able to manage games at the Lots of work to do, feels like the squad needs almost a complete rebuild from keeper to striker. Bristol did very well on a smaller budget so I'm optimistic but time will to more thoughts on Manning's appointment in a special episode of Canary Calls on BBC Sounds.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Have your say on Manning becoming Norwich boss
So, the rumours were correct - Norwich-born Liam Manning has been revealed as the Canaries' choice to succeed Johannes Hoff Thorup at Carrow Road. What do you make of the appointment, Norwich fans? Happy to see a hometown boy have the chance to lead you back to the Premier League? Or were you hoping for a different face in the dugout? Let us know your thoughts here.
