Adams to leave Norwich in Canaries shake-up — and more

Norwich are planning to promote head of recruitment Lee Dunn in an internal shake-up, with assistant sporting director Neil Adams leaving the Canaries.

Sporting director Ben Knapper will make Dunn his number two which means Adams is departing Carrow Road since first joining the club as a player 32 years ago.

He has been in his current role for nearly five years having previously been loans manager while he won the FA Youth Cup as Under-18's coach in 2013.

Adams, 59, will leave at the end of the season having been in discussions with the club about stepping down as he looks towards retirement.

The former winger, who also managed the club between 2014 and 2015, made 206 appearances for Norwich between 1994 and 1999.

Knapper has worked closely with Dunn since his appointment in 2023, with Dunn being handed extra responsibilities last summer.

Knapper has been under severe pressure this season after spending over £50m only for Norwich to languish in the Championship relegation zone at the start of the season.

Supporters called for his sacking but he survived and ex-Rangers boss Philippe Clement replaced Liam Manning in November instead, taking the Canaries to 17th after Saturday's 2-0 win at Leicester.

Norwich will look for a new head of recruitment to replace Dunn.

Head of football development Dean Rastrick is also in discussions with Everton about becoming their academy manager.

Rastrick returned to Norwich in 2023, having previously been assistant academy manager for four years from 2006.

He spent 13 years at Tottenham and ran the academy from July 2020 until his departure after John McDermott joined the Football Association.

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Following Borussia Dortmund’s elimination from the UEFA Champions League, it could leave the Black-Yellows with a shortfall of up to €27m, according to Bild, who add that Julian Ryerson would be allowed to leave the club for a reported €30m.

The Norwegian has been in excellent form this campaign with 14 assists in 32 games across all competitions, which has attracted interest from Manchester United, Newcastle United and Barcelona.

Only Bayern Munich stars Michael Olise (18) and Luis Diaz (13) have more Bundesliga assists than Ryerson (11) this term. The 28-year-old’s four assists against Mainz in February is only the fourth time a player has done so since detailed data collection began in 2004/05.

Additionally, Bild further report that Nico Schlotterbeck, Serhou Guirassy and Felix Nmecha are also candidates to leave, should they receive a suitable offer, as Sebastian Kehl and Lars Ricken look to overhaul the squad ahead of next season, with Kauã Prates and Justin Lerma, both 17, joining Die Schwarzgelben in the summer.

GGFN | Daniel Pinder