Norwich City manager David Wagner has previously suggested that he wants midfielder Kieran Dowell to sign a new contract at Carrow Road amid links to Rangers.
The Ibrox side are said to be interested in signing 25-year-old former Everton midfielder Kieran Dowell as Michael Beale looks to revamp the Rangers squad heading into the summer window.
With England international goalkeeper Jack Butland also reportedly in Rangers’ sights, if the club can confirm these two pre-contract options in the coming weeks it would represent a strong start to the window.
Currently sidelined with a serious knee injury, Kieran Dowell isn’t without his red flags but having been linked to Rangers in the past the talented midfielder is clearly someone well known to Michael Beale.
But whilst those Rangers links intensify, German manager David Wagner is open to keeping Kieran Dowell at the Canaries as he discussed the player’s future in an interview back in February.
Wagner was also discussing the future of Cuban winger Onel Hernandez, who is also out of contract in the summer.
David Wagner open to Kieran Dowell deal amid Rangers links
“First and foremost, they should perform like they have done, then I think we will sit together and discuss our thoughts, the players thoughts and our thoughts,” said Wagner.
“I can say that I’m very pleased with both of both of them.
“Obviously there is nothing decided. The focus is only the games which are in front of us, or only this next game.
“Listen, Stuart (Webber) and Neil (Adams) work in an office right next door to mine at the training ground, but it isn’t the case that we speak every day about contracts.
“We speak about how can we win the next game, or how can we prepare our team as good as possible. Then sometimes we speak about contracts as well. Even for the players at the minute it is still new, we are still new to them, and the focus remains on performing at the highest level.
“If you perform, you get rewarded – as a team, as a club and as a player. This is what they need to do.
“I’m more than happy to help Kieran, to support him, to educate him to get to another level.
“I said before I have this feeling if he gets on board, regarding how he can get to another level performance-wise as a player, because he is adding so many defensive skills now into his game, then he will reach that next level.”
It’s certainly appears like Norwich City are open to signing Kieran Dowell down on a new deal, as that Rangers interest lingers in the background.
Having made 25 appearances for the club this season, Dowell has scored five goals and assisted three but the stats don’t paint the full picture of a player who is clearly highly-regarded down south.
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