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title: "Norwich failed in bid to sign Samaris"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2019-05-15T18:30:45Z"
modified: "2019-05-15T18:30:46Z"
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# Norwich failed in bid to sign Samaris

Norwich City failed in a bid to sign Benfica midfielder Andreas Samaris on a free transfer this summer.

[According to Portuguese outlet O’Jogo,](https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/1a-liga/benfica/noticias/interior/samaris-as-propostas-recusadas-o-salario-do-novo-contrato-10900659.html) Norwich offered Samaris a contract, but he decided to turn it down and commit his future to Benfica.

Instead of joining the Premier League side, Samaris put pen to paper on a new deal at Benfica, taking him through to the summer of 2023.

![Michael Steele/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnorwich.com/readnorwich/2019/05/868749156.jpg)

The report claims that Norwich offered Samaris a salary of €2.5m-per-year, as they look to make their first signing of the summer transfer window.

Benfica are said to have given him €1.2m-per-year, which means that he declined the chance to double his wage by joining Norwich.

Norwich won the Championship title in the 2018/19 season and will now be looking to bolster their squad heading into the Premier League in August.

The 29-year-old, Samaris has played over 150 games for Benfica since joining the club from Olympiacos in 2014.