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Martin Olsson to West Ham: Norwich ace’s agent fumes after Canaries demand more for wantaway Sweden left-back

Norwich knocked back a £3million offer but Olsson's agent Hasan Cetinkaya claimed the Canaries had broken their word

WEST HAM have upped their offer for Norwich defender Martin Olsson to £4million.

And the player’s agent has slammed the Canaries for trying to hold on to the want-away Sweden international.

Norwich's Martin Olsson, left, is the subject of interest from West Ham
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Norwich's Martin Olsson, left, is the subject of interest from West HamCredit: PA:Press Association
Martin Olsson suffered relegation with Norwich City last season
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Martin Olsson suffered relegation with Norwich City last seasonCredit: PA:Press Association

The Hammers are desperate for a left-back to replace long-term injury absentee Aaron Cresswell.

Norwich knocked back a £3million offer but Olsson’s agent Hasan Cetinkaya claimed the Canaries had broken their word.

He said: “We had an agreement on a sum – now Norwich want even more. It is not acceptable that they do this.

Aaron Cresswell is expected to be out for up to four months with a knee injury
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Aaron Cresswell is expected to be out for up to four months with a knee injuryCredit: PA:Press Association
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is keen to add Martin Olsson to replace the injured Aaron Cresswell
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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is keen to replace the injured Aaron CresswellCredit: Reuters

“The danger for them is that Martin can write in a pre-contract in a few months. Then they don’t get a dime. We would prefer that he leave now and get well paid.

“Martin is very clear that he does not want to play in the Championship and wants to take the next step.”

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