Norwich City tried to bring Bodø/Glimt star Kasper Høgh to the Championship in the winter market. Philippe Clement’s side will regret missing out and a deal in the summer may be beyond the Canaries reach.
The club added Mohamed Touré to Clement’s squad in January and he arrived from Randers FC.
Josh Sargent left for Toronto FC in February. He featured in only league appearances this year as he trained with Norwich City U21s.
His situation forced the Championship side to look for a new striker in the last window and they ended up signing Touré. Prior to his arrival, Clement’s side moved for Høgh.
Høgh scored 27 goals and contributed nine assists from 49 matches in all competitions in 2025. This includes 17 goals and five assists from 28 league games and averages 0.96 goal per game, and it drops to 0.83 without penalties.
The 25-year-old has impressed in the Champions League in 2026, scoring five goals and contributing two assists in five games.
This includes a brace in Bodø/Glimt’s 3-1 win over Manchester City, a goal in 2-1 win over Atlético Madrid, a goal and two assists in 3-1 win over Inter Milan. He failed to have a direct impact in the return leg against the Serie A side, but the Norwegian club knocked them out of the competition.
In last 16, he scored again in the 3-0 win over Sporting. His goals should help Bodø/Glimt seal a berth in the Champions League quarter final, unless there’s a fresh setback in the return leg. The Dane achieved it because his club stopped him from joining Norwich City.
Norwich City rejection paying off
In January, Sport Witness relayed news of Bodø/Glimt rejecting the Canaries’ proposal for the frontman. Therefore, he should be pleased a move to Norwich City never took shape.
Friday’s edition of Ekstra Bladet cover comments from Norway manager Ståle Solbakken praising Høgh. He’s surprised with the rapid progress made by the Dane.
“I was in Denmark when he played for Randers and Aalborg. If you had told me that he would dominate the Champions League a few years later, I would have said that you could forget about it,” he said.
“If you compare Kasper Høgh in October with the version we see in mid-March now, they are two completely different players.
“Bodø/Glimt needs a few players who can do that little bit extra. Kasper Høgh has become a completely different player. You feel that when the ball falls into the box now, Kasper Høgh is there.”
Denmark manager Brian Riemer recently told Norway’s TV2, relayed by Bold, Høgh has impressed him.
“There are many talented players. I can’t include them all, but he [Høgh] has made a really good figure. I have to take that into account in my considerations,” he said.
Signing to become more expensive
In August, the player signed a new contract until December 2029. A month later, his value, as per Transfermarkt, rose to €10m [the highest it’s been] and dropped to €8m in December.
His new valuation after exploding in the Champions League is yet to be determined. It is likely to shoot up and will rise further if Riemer includes him for March’s international break.
In short, if Norwich City are keen on signing him in the summer, the deal will be more expensive. They are likely to face competition from several other clubs.
