Andrich, one that got away for us…

From Michael baileys postmortem of our last relegation…

“One missed opportunity was Union Berlin’s Robert Andrich. Norwich agreed a fee for the then 26-year-old but wages became a sticking point as demands reached £60,000 per week, which would have put him near the top of Norwich’s wage bill.

Bayer Leverkusen later obliged, and Andrich has been a regular feature in their push for third place in the Bundesliga and Champions League football next season.

Had he come to Norwich, Andrich would have been in the group for pre-season. Instead, Norwich were left fighting to complete the signing of Norway international Mathias Normann before the window closed at the end of August. His club Rostov’s demands had caused most of the delays but when a proposed move to fellow Russian side Zenit Saint Petersburg fell through, Rostov sanctioned an exit to Norwich.

Normann joined on a similar loan-to-buy basis as Kabak, and for the same proposed fee. He also signed for wages not far short of what Andrich had been after.“

Posted By: glasgow, Jun 14, 20:35:15