Norwich Transfer News: Canaries To Sign Fabio Quagliarella?

by Joseph Dempsey

Mirror. Hughton has already made five signings this summer after adding forwards Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Gary Hooper, midfielders Nathan Redmond and Leroy Fer, and left-back Martin Olsson to the squad so far. And now the former Birmingham boss wants to sign yet another striker having watched his side struggle in front of goal last season. The Canaries netted just 41 times in the league in 2012/13 and were among the division's lowest goalscorers. And that's something Hughton hopes Quagliarella, who scored 9 Serie A goals last season, can help change. The 30-year-old's future in Turin looks bleak after the "Old Lady" signed Carlos Tevez from Manchester City and Fernando Llorente from Athletic Bilbao. And he could help reverse Norwich's fortunes in the final third by moving to Carrow Road this summer. Hughton is desperately trying to get the goals flowing this season and Ricky van Wolfswinkel, who netted in 20 out of 41 appearances for Sporting Lisbon last season, is seen as a way of going about that. But the Norwich boss also wants Quagliarella after seeing relegated duo Wigan and Reading outscore his side last term.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.