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Norwich coach appointment helps 'create interest' - Thorup

Related Topics: Jack Wilshere, Jess Thorup, Norwich

Norwich City boss Johannes Hoff Thorup hopes the appointment of a new first-team coach will help create more "interest" and "excitement" around the club.

Former Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere, currently the Gunners' Under-18 coach, has been strongly tipped to move to Carrow Road.

There has been a vacancy in Thorup's backroom team ever since Narcis Pelach left last month to become Stoke head coach.

Asked about people of Wilshere's calibre being linked, Thorup told BBC Radio Norfolk: "We have to make sure we have people in the building that would be interesting for other clubs.