Don’t think it’s a difficult decision” – Norwich City urged to take contract action with four-goal star
Star attacking pair Josh Sargent and Borja Sainz have grabbed the headlines at Carrow Road this term, and with good reason. Collectively, Sargent and Sainz have directly accounted for 62.5 per cent of the Canaries’ 56 goals – a return which, at an average of 1.6 per match, is second in the Championship behind league leaders Leeds United.
However, Marcondes has grown in importance since his arrival at the club as a free agent back in October, when he agreed on a deal until the end of the season that could be extended for a further year, should Norwich decide to take up that option.
The 29-year-old, who has twice achieved promotion from the Championship in years gone by with Brentford and Bournemouth, has been a classy operator for Johannes Hoff Thorup in recent times.
Marcondes has registered three assists and a goal in his last four games, with his performances helping Norwich remain in contention for a play-off spot.
| Emi Marcondes’ 24/25 Championship stats for Norwich City via FotMob, as of March 3 | |
| Appearances | 24 |
| Goals | 4 |
| Assists | 6 |
| xG | 5.25 |
| xA | 2.70 |
| Chances created | 42 |
| Successful crosses | 27 |
| Successful dribbles | 4 |
The experienced attacking midfielder has four goals and six assists under his belt from 24 appearances overall, which means Norwich may be left with a rather simple decision when it comes to addressing his longer-term future with the side.
Norwich City urged to take Emi Marcondes contract action
FLW spoke with our resident Canaries fan pundit, Zeke Downes, about whether he believes Norwich should be looking to trigger their one-year extension option or if an upgrade is required in the summer.
Zeke has urged his side to agree a new, potentially long-term contract with Marcondes, who he believes would be extremely beneficial as a squad player at the very least.
“I definitely think that we need to trigger the one-year option on Emi Marcondes,” Zeke told FLW.
