Portuguese Prodigy Could Force Kyle Lafferty Out Of Norwich
Oliveira, a former Portuguese prodigy with 16 caps to his name, signed a four-year deal at Carrow Road on Tuesday and will be expected to fire Norwich back to the Premier League after their relegation last season.
Canaries manager, Alex Neil, believes that the 25-year-old, who was likened to Eric Cantona and Zlatan Ibrahimovic when coming through the ranks at Benfica, represents an impressive coup for the East Anglian side.
"It’s a great signing for us because he’s a very good player technically.
"He’ll be a creator of goals as well as a scorer of them. Having been at Benfica, there’s no questioning his quality and he’s played with some top players.'' the former Hamilton boss said, as reported by the Daily Star.
Moreover, there should be few concerns about Oliveira’s ability to adapt to the rough and tumble of the Championship after he scored nine goals in 28 appearances on loan at Nottingham Forest last season (below).
Oliveira’s arrival could also help speed up the departure of Kyle Lafferty, who has featured just once last season for Norwich and spent the latter part of the campaign on loan at Birmingham City.
According to Wales Online, Cardiff City are desperate to add a striker to their ranks before deadline day after registering no home goals at all this season.
Despite the Welsh club viewing Lafferty’s potential arrival as ‘an outside chance’, Oliveira’s deal could put the wheels in motion.
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