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Norwich City have been actively engaged in the transfer market this summer, aiming to mount a formidable challenge for promotion from the Championship.
The 2025/26 Championship season is set to kick off next weekend, with it being the fourth since their relegation from the Premier League, and Norwich want to ensure it is their last, at least for a while.
Norwich City are looking to build on last season despite impressing in a couple of departments, as only champions Leeds United scored more than their 71 league goals in 2024/25; Johannes Hoff Thorup’s side also had the sixth-most porous backline.
New boss Liam Manning has reunited with Harry Darling at the club while also adding some talent from mainland Europe.
Norwich have also added Jakov Medic and goalkeeper Vladan Kovacevic to their books, and they have added another player, with this one being seen as a project player.
Norwich City have signed Glenn McCourt
The teenage sensation had previously been linked to Norwich City, with the player having been the interest of Premier League clubs the season before, but Glenn McCourt opted to remain at Derry City and focus on his development.
It proved to be a smart decision, as the 17-year-old got first-team opportunities for Derry, who have been challenging for the League of Ireland title in their last two seasons.
McCourt may find the move to Norwich slightly easier with Shane Duffy, a fellow Derry man, already contracted to the club and being one of the leading figures in the senior dressing room.
It is widely known that McCourt is the nephew of former Northern Irish international and Derry legend Paddy McCourt, who featured for clubs across England, Scotland, and Ireland.
Norwich fans will hope he can fulfil the promise he has shown early on in his career and earn as catchy a nickname as his uncle, the ‘Derry Pele,’ due to his ability on the ball.
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The Derry Pele
Paddy McCourt is probably better known in Ireland among fans who watched him play in his League of Ireland days and followed his career across the Irish Sea after his successful spell at Derry City.
He showed promise early on in Derry as a youth at his local club, earning a move to Rochdale, impressing in the Third Division, and receiving interest from the Premier League during his four years at the club from Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City.
However, injury and loss of form contributed to a return to Ireland to play for Shamrock Rovers and Derry City.
He would shine in the League of Ireland and earn a move to Celtic, where he would be fondly remembered for scoring some of the best goals fans may have ever seen.
McCourt spent five years in Scotland before moving south of the border for the next three seasons, playing for four different clubs in the Championship and League One, including Luton Town, and becoming a cult hero at his clubs due to his ability.
McCourt earned the ‘Derry Pele’ nickname in his local city, and it would follow him through his career due to his ability on the ball and his maverick nature on the pitch; he was more similar to George Best, but the ‘Derry Pele’ nickname stuck due to the ring of it.