Michael Edwards 'met his match' in former Liverpool man unwilling to budge on transfer demand - Liverpool Echo

Norwich City left-back Jamal Lewis was subject of a bid from Liverpool but the Reds seem to have needed to look elsewhere.

Michael Edwards is said to have found his equal in Canaries sporting director Stuart Webber after Liverpool were unable to land a bargain deal for Norwich City defender Jamal Lewis this summer.

The feeling at Norwich was that the valuation placed on Lewis by Liverpool was nowhere near a figure they would accept, with Webber wanting to open talks at double that amount.

Stuart Hodge, who is a journalist covering Norwich City, told the Blood Red podcast: "To talk about Jamal Lewis as a £10 million player is fantasy land even allowing for fluctuations due to the pandemic.

"It’s clear that the story emerged from the Liverpool end and not the Norwich end as a means of trying to drive the asking price for Jamal down, hence the derisory opening offer.".

Hodge added: "Stuart Webber said on my podcast that Norwich will not be bullied - he made that explicitly clear.

He concluded: "Liverpool [were] trying to play on the narrative that Norwich are a small club, but Webber has made it clear that Norwich will not be bullied or treated differently."