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Norwich calm on reported transfer targets Taylor and Ciani

Norwich City manager Chris Hughton is not getting carried away with any transfer speculation relating to his club.

The Canaries continued to be linked with Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor and Lazio's French centre-back Michael Ciani, as well as Blackburn rovers' Scott Dann, but Hughton is remaining coy on who he plans to bring in before the end of January.

"We are at the stage now where I am sure you are going to tell me quite a few names," Hughton said.

"What we have done is to try to make ourselves as active and busy as possible, and amongst that there will always be names which are bounded about.

"The large majority we always find have no substance and some will be because of agents asking questions or names that have been put to us.

"We can only do what is best to do, and that is to let you know when anything is fact.

"It (Taylor) is another one, probably because of my association (with Newcastle), and that one (Ciani), no, again it would be the rumour mill going around.

"We do make phone calls and do make enquiries to see if players are going to be available or not and amongst that there is always going to be some speculation, but there are certainly no facts."

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