Johannes Hoff Thorup is open to more Norwich City transfer raids on his Danish homeland.

Teenage midfielder Oscar Schwartau made his full home league debut in the 4-1 Championship win over Watford.

Thorup also tapped into his connections to entice Danish-bred Anis Ben Slimane from Sheffield United in the closing hours of the summer transfer window, and revealed his relationship goes back to youth football.

“He wasn't someone who was on the drawing board when we started the transfer window because we really thought he was well established in Sheffield,” said the City head coach. “We felt he was a player they wanted to use this season so it wouldn't have been an option for us.

“I knew Anis from even earlier than the Superliga, as U14 coach in AB. It is a familiarity that goes back relatively far. I know him as a person, and I know he is a super person. Hard-working, professional and a skilled footballer.

“Oscar was interested in trying something new, and that's what opened the door. When we then told him about the project and where we saw him in this, and there are of course two Danish coaches he could come over to, luckily he was interested.

"His profile is exactly what we are looking for. He is a player that we can see develop to be able to perform at the next level. So when it was an opportunity, I was definitely in.”

Thorup had previously spoken about his surprise Norwich were able entice the highly-rated Schwartau from Brondby this summer.

"I don't know if he had to be persuaded, but what was difficult for him was to take a step out, because Brondby is a big club in Denmark," he said. "It's a good club that does a lot of good things, but I think he was a bit stuck.

"He still had a great love for the club, and he could well see himself and wish that he could break through in Brondby, but he could realistically see that it wasn't going to happen anytime soon, so he needed some new pastures and some new input, but I don't think it was an easy decision for him."

City’s recruitment network will continue to monitor the Danish market.

“I still follow the Danish Superliga, and I try to see as much as I can. I am of course very familiar with players who have played in the Superliga,” said Thorup, speaking to football magazine Tipsbladet.

“It is no secret that we are looking at that market as well, because there are many young and talented Danish players. I also still think that we can safely say that Anis is a young, or a semi-young Danish player.

“It's interesting for us, and it's a market we keep looking at. In the end, it will be the quality that decides it and not the fit. But it is a market we keep an eye on.”