English Premier League new-comers Norwich City linked with move for Ghanaian defender Baffo

Published on: 04 July 2015
English Premier League new-comers Norwich City linked with move for Ghanaian defender Baffo
Joseph Baffo is linked with Norwich City

By El Akyereko Frimpong

Follow the writer on Twitter: @AkyerekOfficial

Newly-promoted English Premier League side Norwich City are reportedly close to signing Ghanaian defender Joseph Baffo from Halmstad BK, according to reports in the British tabloids. 

The 22-year-old's agent has hinted the Accra-born is likely to head for the exit doors at Halmstad BK and this fuels speculations of his move to Norwich.

Norwich keenly watched Baffo as he played four times for Sweden in their 2015 Euro 21 triumph story.

Baffo came off the bench to help his country beat Portugal’s U21s 4-3 on penalties to lift Sweden’s first European crown at that level on Tuesday night in the Czech Republic.

He was an ever-present in the Sweden's’ qualifying pool, and was hugely influential as Sweden sailed through to the final though he missed the semi-final game with a shoulder injury.

The former Helsingborg IF star still has six months on his current contract and says he respects the contract.

"I'm a Halmstad player by contract and only God knows what the future holds for me," he told Ghana's leading football portal GHANAsoccernet.com exclusively.

Greek giants Olympiakos and Swiss Cup holders FC Sion have all  been linked with the highly-rated youngster this summer.

But his agent Nima Modyr is quoted in the Swedish media stating a final decision on the defender’s future is yet to be reached.

“There is no specific contract proposal on the table. After the tournament we will go through interest,” said Modyr on the eve of Tuesday’s final, speaking to Swedish tabloid Expresssen. “There is no secret. We are looking for a new environment for Joseph and would prefer that it will be this summer. The most important thing for me is that we find the right club in Europe, especially with the playing time he has received in the U21 European Championships, you can see how much he has grown.”

City's Alex Neil was at the finals in the Czech Republic as part of his Pro-Licence coaching studies with the Scottish FA.

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