Norwich City sporting director Stuart Webber believes that Patrick Roberts will fit in perfectly at the club next season.
Webber says that he has been a long-term admirer of Roberts and is delighted to finally be able to bring him to Norwich, after failing to do so last summer.
Norwich confirmed the signing of Roberts on a season-long loan from champions Manchester City, after spending the last year in Spain with Girona.
Roberts endured a difficult spell in Spain, suffering from injuries and failing to hit his best form – with no goals in 19 La Liga appearances for the club as they were relegated from the Spanish top-flight.
Speaking to The Pink’Un, Webber said this:
He is a player I have personally tried to sign twice before. Once at Huddersfield, when he went to Celtic, and here 12 months ago when he went to Girona because they wouldn’t let him come to the Championship.
That was fine. We respect Manchester City for that. So I have been aware of him and so has Daniel. He is different to the wide options we have got. Different to Emi (Buendia), different to Onel (Hernandez), different to Todd (Cantwell).
He’ll fit the group perfectly in terms of his personality. That is the most important thing to fit into this group. He is an exciting player who brings something different.
With Daniel’s ability as a coach he gets the best out of ones like this. Patrick himself has had a challenging time and he is ready to show England what he has got.
Norwich sealed promotion to the Premier League last month with a 2-1 win over Blackburn at Carrow Road, before wrapping up the title a week later with the same scoreline against Aston Villa on the final day of the season.
The Canaries will be hoping to strengthen their squad in the transfer market this summer to give them the best chance of surviving in the top-flight.
