Norwich get 2 stars..but more to come - TalkSoccer

**Huckerbys right foot** · 21-07-2005, 05:07 PM

Nigel Worthington insists he has not finished bolstering his squad.

Norwich City have now signed five players after they finalised the signing of Reading midfielder Andy Hughes, which followed just hours after the signature of Jurgen Colin was secured.

Hughes and Colin make five for Norwich, after the earlier acquisitions of Matthieu Louis-Jean, Peter Thorne and Jason Jarrett.

"We are always looking for more quality," said Worthington.

"But more [signings] costs more money so you have to be patient, a lot of work has gone in from the chief executive, secretary, myself and Doug Livermore.

"If a player attracts our attention and he is right for us then I would look to do that as well."

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Brilliant signings today a defender in which we need badly and a midfielder which makes the squad larger and more of a option for us.

Dean Marney i reckon is the next man in .... a player we could do with on the right mid

anymore names?

**Huckerbys right foot** · 22-07-2005, 05:15 PM

Some comments made about Jurgen Colin...

Jurgen Colin's agent believes Norwich have signed a future Holland international in his client.

The versatile defender, 24, completed a £263,000 switch to Carrow Road from PSV Eindhoven on Thursday, with manager Nigel Worthington claiming he had snatched "a bargain".

Colin's representative Hakim Slimani agrees, and told the Eastern Daily Press: "I don't want to put pressure on Jurgen, but I think he is already one of the best defenders in Holland.

"It's not just me saying it. Henk Ten Cate, coach at Barcelona, is crazy about him too. He says that in a couple of years' time he is going to be playing regularly for the national team - and I feel the same way."

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and the best of all ....

According to Jurgen Colin’s agent, Ipswich Town tried to sign the Dutch defender from under the noses of Norwich City.

Colin joined Norwich yesterday from Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven and Champions League Semi finalists for fee of around £250,000.

The player’s agent Hakim Slimani has said: “Ipswich called me two days ago and they were very interested in Jurgen, they were looking for a new right-back to give Fabian Wilnis competition. Southampton, too, were interested in Jurgen and they contacted PSV about him, But we decided to go to Norwich.

“Why did we decide to come here? Because the gaffer (Nigel Worthington) gave Jurgen a very good feeling, a feeling of confidence, when he spoke to him.

“Plus he is coming to a family club where he could develop himself. And Jurgen wanted to play football - not kick and rush football. That's what Jurgen wants to do - to play football.”

Source: Norwich Evening News