Norwich City will step up attempts to sign Adam Idah’s replacement ahead of Sheffield United’s Championship visit.

City remain active in the closing two weeks of the transfer market, with a striker top of the list after opting not to sign Turkish forward Bertug Yildirim in the wake of Idah's Celtic exit last week.

“I don't think we are there yet, but we are working on some different options for us,” said Thorup, speaking after Saturday’s 2-2 league draw against Blackburn. “So again, I hope it can be before the next game (Sheffield United). You never know.

"In football, it takes more than just one or two parts to agree when it's a transfer deal. We have to wait and see, but I'm positive that we can bring quality into the group.”

Josh Sargent underlined his value to the cause with a goal and an assist against Rovers, but Sargent is the only fit senior central striker on the books, with Ashley Barnes on the fitness comeback trail, and youngster Ken Aboh poised for a Football League loan.

Thorup insisted prior to the weekend's draw he is keen to take his time get the best fit for his attacking unit.

"What we discuss at the moment is the type of striker we want,” he said. “Should we go for a striker who would be a like-for-like replacement for Adam? Or should we go for another type of striker?

"Because we have Josh in the building, and he's the physical, strong number nine, do we want a player who maybe also could cover other positions, where for Josh, and Adam, it was not really natural for them to be on the left or the right hand side?

“There's actually more options to this. The most important thing for us is that we find the best possible fit for the group. Of course, a player who should be technically strong and needs to have that intensity in his game where he can press and he can run, but there's many options.

“I know when the window is open everyone can be a little bit impatient and say, ‘Okay, let's get him in. Let's get him in’. But end of the day, when we are in October or November, no one will remember this one week or the next two weeks, but everyone will remember if it's a good or bad choice. So that's the most important for us.

“We cannot bring in players where they're not used to being calm on the ball, comfortable on the ball. We're not going to bring in players that don't have the intensity to play the game that we want to play.

"To be fair, we have a very strong recruitment department that can find good players with the hunger to come to this club and perform for this club, because this is the best possible step for them in their career.

“There's a lot of things that go into it, technical, tactical, the personality, where they are in their career, so many things going on. It's not easy, and it's not something you just do overnight.”