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title: "Strikers Norwich should look at in January"
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author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2016-11-14T19:26:34Z"
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# Strikers Norwich should look at in January

How many years have Norwich fans been calling for a striker (from Celtic for a while) to be signed? Far too many…

Every transfer window since Grant Holt left the club, Norwich fans have wanted the club to invest in a quality forward player.

They’ve attempted, with the likes of Ricky Van Wolfswinkel, Lewis Grabban, Cameron Jerome and Gary Hooper. But none of them cut it in the Premier League.

Since Alex Neil’s arrival at Norwich it has been obvious that the forward line has needed improvements, yet the club spent more money on midfielders this summer than strikers – £8m on Alex Pritchard and £2.5m on Nelson Oliveira.

In truth, it’s poor. Either from the management in their decisions or the recruitment in actually signing the players.

This needs to be rectified in January. Norwich have to sign a striker who can take over from Jerome and take chances when they come his way.

Here are some that Norwich could look at…