Norwich have signed ChampionshipLeeds United captain Jonny Howson for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The 23-year-old midfielder will be Norwich's first signing of the January transfer window.
Canaries boss Paul Lambert told the club's official website:
"I think he can add goals to our midfield which I think we need and he can do that.
"He'll get better as a player the higher the level he goes up. If he does that and everything goes well, he'll be a great player for us."
The midfielder had been mulling over signing a new deal with Leeds, but opted not to as they could not guarantee him top-flight football.
"The reason is Premier League," he told LUTV.
"I am going to a very good club with good support, but at the same time I know I'm leaving a club I've loved from being a young boy. That's not going to change.
"Everyone at Leeds is wanting Premier League football. The ambition is always there, but that is not guaranteed." "I think he has been brilliant for Leeds - how he has played but also being their captain brings its own demands. It's a fantastic club Leeds.
