DAVID WAGNER is lining up a reunion with Tommy Smith at Norwich – if Max Aarons leaves in January.
Middlesbrough right-back Smith has been a key part of Michael Carrick’s revolution at the Championship club and that has alerted Wagner, who worked with the 30-year-old at Huddersfield.
New Canaries boss Wagner was appointed earlier this month after Dean Smith was sacked.
He is assessing his full-back options in case a big offer comes in for Aarons during this transfer window.
Premier League outfit Fulham were among 14 clubs from home and abroad who scouted Aarons in Saturday’s 4-0 victory at Preston to move Norwich up to seventh in the table.
The in-demand full-back is under contract at Carrow Road under the summer of 2024.
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And he managed to pick up two assists in an impressive display at Deepdale.
He has also found the net on one occasion this season in the Championship.
And SunSport understands European clubs including Sporting Lisbon of Portugal, German side Borussia Monchengladbach and French outfit Rennes were all monitoring Aarons.
Wagner and Smith achieved promotion to the Premier League with Huddersfield through the 2017 play-offs with a penalty shootout victory over Reading at Wembley.
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Ex-Stoke defender Smith joined Boro in 2022 on a short-term deal and is out of contract at the end of the season.
However Carrick, who has lifted the Teesiders into fourth spot, will be reluctant to lose his experienced defender.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
