Norwich City hit the jackpot with £400k deal: View
Norwich City found themselves in a rather challenging position back in the summer of 2009.
For the first time in 49 years, the Canaries found themselves facing the prospect of playing in the third-tier of English football, after relegation from the Championship the previous campaign.
After such a drastic fall, it is perhaps no surprise that the summer transfer window was a busy one at Carrow Road, with a whole raft of players departing the club.
Meanwhile, plenty more were brought in to try and help Norwich secure an immediate promotion back to the Championship in the 2009/10.
In some cases, the club would invest in transfer fees in order to bring in new recruits, and one such signing that came into that category, was Grant Holt.
Grant Holt joined Norwich after prolfic League Two spell
Late July 2009 saw the Canaries complete the signing of Holt from Shrewsbury Town, reportedly paying £400,000 to bring the striker to Carrow Road.
The previous campaign had seen him score 28 goals in 51 appearances in all competitions for Shrewsbury, as they missed out on promotion from League Two after defeat in the play-off final.
At the age of 28, Holt had already been around by the time he arrived at Norwich, having already represented 11 clubs at senior level before making this move.
