Agent comments cast doubt over Norwich City star’s future

The agent of Norwich City star Teemu Pukki has revealed that his client has a desire to play at the highest possible level following the Canaries’ relegation.

Norwich City will play their football in the Championship again next season, and Teemu Turunen’s comments suggest Pukki has a desire to play at a higher level.

“It is not the optimal situation that the club is in the Championship. That’s clear.” Turunen told Finnish outlet MTV UUTISET, via Eastern Daily Press.

“Negotiations are going on all the time. It is then a different matter whether it leads to anything. However, Teemu is the kind of player that every player should be, that as long as there is a contract, their own business is done with honour.

“The starting point is that Teemu will go back to Norwich for the training season, but if something happens here before the end of August, I don’t know. Yes, Teemu has a desire to play as high as possible.”

Although the above comments suggest that a move for Pukki could be possible this summer, his agent adds to his comments and states that any transfer would be difficult due to a variety of circumstances.

These include his value to Norwich, and his age at 32.

“The problem is that Teemu is too valuable a player for Norwich and that he is 32 years old,” Turunen continued.

“This equation is difficult to solve.

“The player is too valuable for the current club, and the player from the Premier League is too expensive for the alternative club.”

Turunen added: “You don’t get a cheap man with more than ten or more than twenty goals, as Teemu has been for the past few years.”

“The other side of this is what Teemu represents to the club. He is a star player for fans, sponsors and the entire community. This creates a rather big