NORWICH CITY have signed Christos Tzolis from Greek side PAOK in a £10million transfer deal.
The 19-year-old winger, who scored 15 times in 33 games in the Greek Super League last season has penned a five-year contract with the Canaries.
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The Athletic report his initial price of £10m could rise to £11.5m in add-ons over time, and that PAOK will get 17.5 per cent of any future transfer fee if the Canaries sell him on.
Norwich, who secured promotion to the Premier League last season, revealed that they’re delighted to announce Tzolis’ signing on Twitter.
And the teen hit-man, who only made his professional debut last season also expressed his joy at joining the club.
While speaking to canaries.co.uk, Tzolis said: “I would like to thank everyone for the very good welcome.
“I’m very happy to be a part of this team and I hope to see the fans as fast as possible.
“I spoke with the coach (Daniel Farke) and he told me the plan and what he will do with me in the team. It’s a very good project for me to sign here.
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“From the first moment, I was really excited to come here. I said to my agent to sign as fast as possible here. It’s a very good step for me.
“(Last year) was my first professional season. I had good stats and we won the cup in Greece.
“It was a very good season for me and I hope to continue like this here in the Premier League.”
Before the Canaries made their move for Tzolis, he was reportedly on both Manchester United and Barcelona’s radar.
Barca had been tracking him since he was 13, and United were reportedly eyeing a shock £17m swoop in May.
It’s the second transfer Norwich have completed this week, with Werder Bremen striker Josh Sargent also heading to the Carrow Road Stadium for £8m.
Head coach Daniel Farke said: “We are all delighted with this signing. There was a lot of interest in Christos from some of the biggest teams in Europe.
“In his age group, Christos is probably one of the most exciting offensive players across European football.
“He’s a young winger with lots of pace and potential. He’s in a good physical condition and has been there delivering with many goals and assists for a big club in Greece in PAOK.
“Of course, we will give him the time to improve and adapt to English football, but we have a player with lot of potential and a great personality.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
