Canaries in 'strong position' to sign Wright
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Norwich City's slim hopes of making the Championship play-offs took a huge dent on Saturday as they were beaten at bottom club Plymouth.
On Tuesday, the Canaries are back at Carrow Road to host Sunderland (19:45 BST), who are almost guaranteed to finish in the top six.
Ahead of the game, City head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup has been speaking to the media.
Here are some of the key points:
After the game against Plymouth, on-loan Manchester City midfielder Jacob Wright said he wanted to make his move to the club permanent in the summer. Thorup says no decisions have been made but the Canaries are in a "strong position" to sign him.
After winger Matej Jurasek missed the Plymouth game with a quad injury, Thorup says he is not sure when he will be available again. "I would love to bring him in and give him some playing minutes." Thorup says there is hope that Jurasek could still play a part in this campaign.
Defender Lucien Mahovo is still absent, he now has a knee injury.
Midfielder Liam Gibbs should be "around the squad" for the Sunderland game after being out injured since November.
Thorup wants to see his team become more effective from set-pieces. "We have scored more than 60 goals this season and only three of them have come from corner kicks, this should be close to 20," he said.
Thorup said that clear objectives were set in recent meetings with the club owners in the US. He says he fully believes the team will be where it should be in six months.
You can listen to full live commentary of Norwich City v Sunderland with BBC Radio Norfolk FM and DAB from 19:00 BST on Tuesday.
