Norwich closing in on Eintracht Braunschweig winger Onel Hernandez in £1.7m deal

NORWICH are closing in on Cuban-born German winger Onel Hernandez.

The Canaries, who sold Alex Pritchard to Huddersfield for £11.9million, have made a £1.7m offer to Eintracht Braunschweig.

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Hernandez, 24, moved to Germany aged six and has played for Werder Bremen.

He also featured in a Wolfsburg’s second teams before joining Braunschweig in Germany’s second division in 2016.

Wolves and Huddersfield have previously watched Hernandez, who is keen to try English football.

Both reportedly made offers in the summer.

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Boss Daniel Farke has had issues out wide so far with Norwich.

Josh Murphy started well but has hit a run of bad form, and Marley Watkins has struggled to make an impact since joining from Barnsley.

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Hernandez would add pace and strength out wide for Norwich, something that has been noticeably lacking so far this season.

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Despite this likely arrival, Norwich still expect to keep hold of star man James Maddison.

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