Norwich City: Ben Knapper part of David Wagner discussions
David Wagner will be in charge for Norwich City’s Championship trip to Cardiff City – after talks on his future that involved incoming sporting director Ben Knapper.
Wagner’s Carrow Road status was discussed by the club’s top brass following the recent away defeat at Sunderland.
Knapper was part of that dialogue while he spends time with his family, ahead of officially replacing Stuart Webber on November 27.
Reports Knapper’s start date is due to contractual issues around his Arsenal exit are wide of the mark.
Webber’s last game is expected to be QPR’s visit two days earlier, before Knapper takes complete control with no lengthy handover period.
Webber himself was a notable absentee from Sunday’s latest home defeat at Carrow Road. The sporting director is believed to have been in Brazil watching youth games and meeting officials, along with the club’s head of emerging talent Mariela Nisotaki.
Wagner insisted he would not resign, immediately after losing to Rovers, and City’s senior figures look set to use the international break to assess their options the other side of the Bluebirds’ trip.
A number of home fans turned on the head coach, the board and the absent Webber during the 3-1 Blackburn reverse.
“I understand the fan frustrations. But at the end of the day, the only thing I can say is we are trying everything, and we work tirelessly to turn this,” said the German. “If I now give explanations, and there is not only one reason, it only sounds like excuses.
