It had been reported Norwich captain Grant Holt could be offered to Celtic as a makeweight to help push through a deal for striker Gary Hooper. However, Norwich chief executive David McNally ruled out any talk of such a compromise.

He wrote on Twitter: "In response to (lots) of earlier messages, none of our senior players are for sale and won't be included in any player swaps."

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