Clyne to shine in Premiership?

On Wednesday he was helping keep Manchester United at bay.

And that impressive performance from Crystal Palace full-back Nathaniel Clyne looks to have earned him widespread interest from the Premier League.

The 20 year-old has long been billed as a promising defender, but is starting to fulfil his undoubted potential.

He has already played over 100 games for the Eagles, and now it’s believed that Norwich are lining up a cash plus player deal for the right-back.

Reports state that the Canaries will offer a substantial amount of money plus striker Chris Martin who is already on-loan at Selhurst Park.

Despite Palace co-chairman Steve Parish admitting after his side knocked United out of the Carling Cup two days ago that they didn’t have to sell their coveted youngsters, an attractive enough bid could force their hand.

Norwich are enjoying a good start to life in the top-flight since promotion in the summer, and manager Paul Lambert has a style of buying from the lower leagues to give players the chance to prove themselves at a higher level.

It’s worked up to now, so following the same blueprint with Clyne would make a lot of sense.

And perhaps come January, the England under-21 international will be stopping teams like United on a weekly basis.

James Shipp