Robbie Brady’s transfer deadline day move from Norwich City to Burnley in January 2017 split opinion amongst Canaries fans at the time, but they must now look back on it fondly.
Not only did it net them an impressive £6m profit after selling Brady for a reported £13m – which was a club-record for the Clarets at the time, but Norwich watched on as Brady’s career went on a steady decline thereafter.
Signed from Hull City for a reported £7m back in July 2015, Norwich had more than their money’s worth out of Brady, who played 62 times for the club across his modest stay, with 36 of those appearances coming in the Premier League.
He was ultimately powerless to avoid Norwich facing the drop in 2016, and as one of the bigger names in the Championship at the time, it was little surprise to see he had top-flight suitors.
Brady has actually played 160 times in the Premier League during his career, so the Manchester United academy graduate’s pedigree is undoubted, but his career stalled a little after leaving Norwich, struggling for game time wherever he went.
