Norwich City boss Daniel Farke says club will only sell youngsters if they receive a ‘stupid offer’

Norwich City boss Daniel Farke says the club will only sell their talented youngsters if they receive “a stupid offer” that will enable them to strengthen their squad.

Since the Canaries’ relegation to the Championship was confirmed, Norwich’s roster of talented youngsters have been linked with moves to Premier League clubs.

The club have reportedly slapped a £50m price tag on centre-back Ben Godfrey, who has been linked with a move to Bayern Munich, while Manchester City and Leicester City have been credited with an interest in midfielder Todd Cantwell.

Daniel Farke says Norwich will only sell their young players if they receive ‘a stupid offer’

Todd Cantwell has been linked with Leicester City and Manchester City after fine season

The Canaries reportedly want at least £50m for Ben Godfrey after interest from Bayern Munich

Full-backs Max Aarons and Jamal Lewis are also likely to attract offers from top flight clubs after impressing in their debut Premier League campaigns. 

But Farke says it will take a big offer to prize any of his youngsters away from Carrow Road.

He told Sky Sports: “If we want to repeat promotion we need these players, we can’t replace the best full-back in the league just with a player who doesn’t guarantee us to be in this role. We need the same as Jamal Lewis or Ben Godfrey or all other other players.

Max Aarons was linked with Manchester United last season and is likely to attract interest

Jamal Lewis has also impressed at left-back with his defensive nous and attacking forays

“We need to keep them [unless] there is such a stupid offer that you can improve the squad with that money. 

“I am quite confident that we can keep our best players and also if we do this we have a great chance to be really competitive next season.”

However, Farke did admit that some departures would be “inevitable” and added that he is keen to bolster his squad in an attempt to win promotion back to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

He said: “We need some fresh blood ourselves, you can’t get relegated and then play with the same group, you need the enthusiasm and a fresh start.

“They will definitely be a few players who will leave us and definitely a few who will come in.”