Liam Gibbs is a ‘top talent’ but David Wagner is urging patience with the Norwich City midfielder.

The 20-year-old has finished four of the five Championship games under the German, but is yet to start.

The former Ipswich Town prospect, however, can be a key figure in Wagner’s longer term rebuild at Carrow Road.

“Gibbsy, I really love him. He has a lot of qualities,” said the Norwich head coach. “He has a lot of things to learn, he is still learning, he is very open minded and he can play more or less every position in midfield.

"I think at the minute not the defensive position will be his best, because of his physicality, and he has to improve in that area. But he will improve, and he is a very good talent and I am very happy that we have him.

“To bring him forward with the potential he has, I am really looking forward to do that. Obviously, the most important thing for every young player who has a talent is that he is patient enough. And this is the big, big headline for him right now.

"Work hard, be patient, take opportunities, which you will get, and if you will not get them, work for them in the future.”

Gibbs is part of an emerging new wave that includes Jonathan Tomkinson, Bali Mumba, Jon Rowe, Tony Springett and the more established Andrew Omobamidele.

“Don't forget Adam Idah, either,” said Wagner. “And we have, and I will not mention names, some talent in the academy, which has trained with us now for four weeks, which I've seen and I we will be looking forward to what we can get out of those players. So there is talent in the building in the academy.

“I will be the man, together with my backroom staff, to push them forward and to bring them forward. What they have to do, as I said, is they have to work really, really hard. More so than they maybe they have done before.

"And they have to be patient, and when they get the chance, and for everybody the chance is always just around the corner, they have to be ready.”