Norwich signing Brooks can play 'multiple roles'

The versatility of forward Andre Brooks should make him a major asset for Norwich City, according to BBC Radio Sheffield sports reporter Andy Giddings. Brooks, 22, joined the Canaries from Sheffield United on Thursday for an undisclosed fee, their second signing of the summer so far. "Andre is a very good and emerging player who over the course of the past few years has really come into his own at Sheffield United," Giddings told BBC Radio Norfolk. "He's played Premier League football in central midfield but has found a home on the right hand side of a three behind a central striker and he's done very well. "He scores goals in patches, his general performances are by and large consistent, and such has been that consistency over the course of the past year or so that he's got some international football with the Jamaican national team too." Giddings said United fans had been warned that one or two players might have to be sold, but Brooks' departure was a surprise. "Whatever Norwich have paid for him it won't be enough, even though it probably is at the going market rate," Giddings added. "He is a player that can play in multiple different roles in a team, it's not beyond him. (Norwich boss) Philippe Clement might privately have to get on Andre's heels a little bit but if he can put out there the type of player that Sheffield United fans have seen more often than not, I think he'll do well. "If he plays on the right hand side, the partnership with the right-back will be key - he's a tireless runner without being rapid, so if the right-back at Norwich has a bit of pace to him, you could have a decent right hand side this year." Latest Norwich City news and analysis