International hotshot linked

Last updated : 11 February 2008 By Rick Lamb
Norwich are believed to have joined the race to sign Northern Ireland hitman David Healy on loan.

Sheffield Wednesday have been paricularly strongly linked with the Manchester United-schooled ace, who has also played for Preston and Leeds. Now East Anglian rivals Norwich and Ipswich are said to be in for the 28-year-old, along with QPR, Watford and Charlton.

Healy had a previous loan spell at Carrow Road back in the 2002-2003 season, scoring twice in 13 games. Glenn Roeder is short of striking options with Jamie Cureton injured, but on-loan Manchester City forward Ched Evans seems perfectly capable of shouldering the goalscoring burden having smashed a brace in the Canaries' victory over Cardiff at the weekend.