Ricky van Wolfswinkel: Norwich City agree deal for Dutch striker

Norwich City have agreed to sign striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel from Sporting Lisbon in the summer for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £8.5m.

The Netherlands international, 24, will sign a four-year deal on 1 July, subject to paperwork being completed.

Van Wolfswinkel has scored 13 goals for Sporting Lisbon this season.

"Ricky's profile is a perfect fit for us - he's young, ambitious and a proven goalscorer," said Norwich boss Chris Hughton.

"He has an excellent goalscoring pedigree and he's a young man very keen to continue his personal progression and to play in England.

"He's already an exciting talent but he still has more development as a player ahead of him.

Van Wolfswinkel signed a five-year deal when joining Sporting Lisbon from Netherlands club Utrecht in 2011.

He went on to score 23 goals in 39 games in his debut season for the Portuguese club.