Martin Olsson – Blackburn to Norwich (Undisclosed)
What’s the deal? Olsson was very highly rated when he emerged at Blackburn because of his pace and Norwich needed to add some of that.
Is the price right? As long as it’s no more than £3m it’ll be good value. Anything in the £2m region is a good price.
Why sign him? Norwich do have a good left back in Javier Garrido and a solid left winger in Anthony Pilkington, but neither have the express pace that Olsson possess. He’s probably going to be used as an impact substitute at home and possibly instead of Pilkington to add counter attacking pace away from home.
Why sell him? Blackburn can’t really keep him too much longer when he has a chance at playing in the Premier League.
Will it work? It should do. He seems to have been signed to play a specific role which is always important in getting success from what you buy.
Grade: B Not going to pull up trees, but as long as the price is decent he’ll be a good role player and offer nice depth.