Norwich leading Rhodes chase
Norwich City are leading the race to sign Middlesbrough striker Jordan Rhodes, according to the Northern Echo.
The report says that Norwich are currently leading the race to sign Rhodes, with many other Championship clubs lurking around the Scottish forward.
It is said that Rhodes has fallen out of favour at Middlesbrough and an exit is not all that unlikely ahead of next week’s transfer deadline.
Alex Neil has been on the hunt for a striker all summer, having missed out on numerous targets to Championship sides already. Dwight Gayle, Steven Fletcher and Ross McCormack joined Newcastle, Sheffield Wednesday and Aston Villa respectively after interest from Norwich.
Rhodes scored five goals in his last eight games for Boro last season in the Championship, helping them to finish 2nd and gain promotion to the top-flight.
He hit over 20 Championship goals for three seasons running for Blackburn, showing his goalscoring pedigree at this level.