Nunez move to Ipswich was a 'shock' - Gibbs

Norwich City midfielder Liam Gibbs says he was "surprised" Marcelino Nunez moved to their East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town this summer.

The Chile midfielder made the controversial transfer to the Tractor Boys in August - the first senior player to do so since goalkeeper Andy Marshall in 2001 - for a reported £10m, startling his Canary team-mates.

"I was very surprised, it came as a shock to everyone," Gibbs told BBC Radio Norfolk.

"The players at Norwich have obviously all spoke about it and it's tough because he was a team-mate of ours. Nobody wants a team-mate to go to the rival club and then compete in the same league as us, going for promotion just like us.

"It's a horrible one but I think we've all sort of moved on from that now and just focus on what we can do and, come the derby game (at Portman Road on 5 October), hopefully keep the run going and beat them."

Gibbs knows a thing or two about such a switch, having done the reverse when he made the move to Norfolk from Ipswich's Under-18s team in 2021.

The 22-year-old was the last player to move between the two teams before Nunez's departure.

"I saw an opportunity to play first-team football because at the time I was just on the fringe of that," Gibbs said.

"I've come over, I've played a lot of Championship games and got a lot of Championship minutes which at the time I didn't feel I was going to get at Ipswich.

"I've made the decision based on what I felt what was best for me at the time. He [Nunez] may say the same thing and then I'll just have to say 'fair enough' to him. But I believe I've made the right decision."

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