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Norwich right-back Max Aarons will inevitably leave the championship club and become “one of the best footballers” in world football, says majority shareholder Delia Smith.
Aarons, 21, has always been there for Daniel Farke’s league leaders this season after a loan proposal to Barcelona fell through last September.
Norwich has told Bayern Munich that they will have to pay between £ 30m and £ 35m if they want to sign the England Under-21 international this summer.
Speaking at the FT Business of Football summit, Smith said: “Fortunately, because of this wonderful team behind the scenes, we have some really lovely players.
“They have a good temper and Max Aarons is one of the best. He is going to be one of the best footballers and it will not be in Norwich.”
“He knows it, we know it. But we didn’t have any problems with Max or his parents this particular time and this particular deal. Obviously, we will lose him, but that’s part of our plan.”
Norwich sold center-back Ben Godfrey to Everton for £ 20 million last October, while left-back and academy teammate Jamal Lewis joined Newcastle for £ 15 million a month earlier following the club’s relegation from the Premier League.
In another example of the club’s youth strategy, James Maddison moved to Leicester from the Canaries for £ 22 million in June 2018 and the midfielder has since become an international for England.
Smith added: “We introduce young players and they are really good. We are very proud of James Maddison and Ben Godfrey, he is lovely to us. It is what we do. We cannot hold on to the players.”
Aarons began his career with Norwich and has made 115 appearances for the Canaries, who hold a four-point lead over second-placed Brentford in the championship table.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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