Norwich City have reportedly placed a £50m price tag on Ben Godfrey’s head, with Arsenal and Tottenham said to be interested.
Godfrey has started all 16 of Norwich’s Premier League matches this season and is clearly catching the eye of top clubs with his performances.
Twitter: Norwich City have reportedly slapped a £50m price tag on Ben Godfrey amidst interest from Arsenal and Tottenham. https://t.co/bdC5odQ1up (@pinkun)
These Norwich fans reacted to the news…
£70m…
Twitter: @pinkun Ben should be least worth £70m, two clubs interest start bidding war,we sold Maddison too cheaply..😬 (@UnderDogsLover)
Bit high…
Twitter: @pinkun No offense…have you seen our defense…I think 50million is a bit high. (@Aepeschel)
Take £25m…
Twitter: @pinkun I’d take that… I’d take £25m to be fair (@JohnWilson0812)
Invest…
Twitter: @pinkun Sell him in Jan and invest, we’ve hardly got the tightest defense in the league. (@JamesScottFoley)
Absolutely…
Twitter: @pinkun For 50 million, absolutely. Could then invest in an experienced CB to help sort out the back for a couple of seasons (at least). (@SouthEastYellow)
Take it and invest…
Twitter: @pinkun Take it and invest to stay in this league (@MarkWinhall)
READ NORWICH VERDICT
Norwich have conceded the second most goals in the division and Godfrey has been on the pitch for every single one of them, which suggests that he would not be a huge miss in the short-term. There is no doubting that he has plenty of potential, at 21, but Norwich could replace him with an experienced, tall, centre-back to partner Christoph Zimmermann and help the Canaries avoid the drop.
If Norwich could receive a club-record fee for Godfrey after an underwhelming start to life in the Premier League it would be great business by the club. It will now be interesting to see whether Arsenal or Tottenham decide to make a serious move for the defender.
