Three possible Borja Sainz replacements as Norwich City star outlines Premier League dream 

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Many clubs are queuing up to sign Norwich City goal machine Borja Sainz this summer as the electric winger continues to light up the Championship.

Sainz is leading the Championship Golden Boot race with an impressive 17 goals in 38 matches this term, closely followed by 15-goal ace Joel Piroe and Norwich City teammate Josh Sargent.

Unsurprisingly, the Spanish star’s heroics have led to speculation surrounding his future, with Girona, Galatasaray, Atletico Madrid and Villarreal all interested in landing his signature, while fellow Championship side Sheffield United are lining up a £10 million bid for Sainz this summer.

Sainz is a Premier League-level talent in waiting, and the 24-year-old is destined to go onto bigger and better things than Norwich this summer.

Supporters won’t be pleased to know that he’s also made his intentions clear ahead of the summer transfer window, sending a message to his interested clubs.

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Borja Sainz dreams of playing in the Premier League

While Norwich fans have been enjoying the talents of Sainz this term, they can’t afford to get too attached to the winger as his future is likely to be elsewhere.

In an interview with FourFourTwo, Sainz outlined his ambitions of playing Premier League football, which suggests he’d instantly want a move to the top-flight if an offer came in.

“Yes, I want to play for Spain,” he says. “I played before. It will be difficult, but I want to do it, and I want to play in the Premier League.

“I need to keep working hard – that’s the most important thing. When each day passes, tomorrow you wake up and say, ‘OK, I am better than yesterday’ – better person, better player. Every day, I need to go step by step.”

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
11	SwanseaSwansea	43	16	9	18	46	51	-5	57
12	WatfordWatford	43	16	8	19	51	57	-6	56
13	NorwichNorwich	43	13	14	16	66	63	3	53
14	QPRQPR	43	13	14	16	51	56	-5	53
15	Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday	43	14	11	18	56	66	-10	53

The Canaries are currently 13 points off the play-offs, and following their shock 5-3 defeat to Portsmouth on Friday, EFL Analysis exclusively revealed that Norwich are considering the future of Johannes Hoff Thorup in the dugout.

The above comments from Sainz indicate he could be on his way out of Carrow Road this summer, and here are three players they should consider replacing him with.

Three possible replacements for Sainz

Norwich reportedly value Sainz at around £20 million and that is more than enough to land a replacement for the attacker.

It remains to be seen how much would be invested in the squad but the first player they should be looking at if he leaves is Kwame Poku.

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The Peterborough United sensation has been in incredible form this term with 12 goals in eight assists in League One, resulting in interest from Birmingham City.

Norwich should also place Tyrhys Dolan on their shortlist in the event Sainz departs as the Blackburn Rovers attacker sees his contract expire in the summer.

Dolan is a silky winger who has been in fine form for Rovers this term with 11 goal involvements in the Championship.

Finally, the Canaries could use their Danish links to capture Isak Jensen. The Denmark under-21 international is a fleet-footed left winger who plays for Viborg and has returned 10 goals in all competitions this season.