Ante Crnac's Norwich City price tag won't weigh heavy, but Johannes Hoff Thorup is pleading patience as he adapts to life in the Championship. 

The Croatian youth international joined Norwich from Polish side Rakow for £8.5m and has had a mixed start after being thrust into life in England after a frantic week last month that saw his life drastically change. 

Crnac showed flashes of promise on his City debut against Sheffield United, but was replaced at half time of their victory over Coventry alongside Amankwah Forson after struggling in the first half. 

That is a natural part of his adaptation process for Thorup, who is confident that Crnac's pricetag won't weigh on his mind and pledged to support the attacker in his transition to a new environment. 

"You talk about price tags, but that is just how it is. The better a player performs, the higher the price. That is normally how it goes," Thorup said at his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon.

"We have to take care of him and understand that he is new and everything is new to him. He surprised me in a positive way with his performance against Sheffield United because he had one and a half training days here and everything was new to him and he'd just stepped into a completely new country, city and stadium - that was actually quite positive.

"It's okay then for the move to become a reality, and that is what happened. We have to be patient, but it's fair enough that we expect something from a good player.

"We just need to find that right balance and support him as much as possible."

Ante Crnac has played both as a striker and a winger since coming to Norwich City.Ante Crnac has played both as a striker and a winger since coming to Norwich City. (Image: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd)

Thorup is confident that Crnac's determined character, alongside the culture in the Canaries dressing room, will help the 20-year-old unlock success at Carrow Road. 

"He's very easy going, and he's not a big voice in the dressing room where he is loud and creates a lot of attention on himself," City's boss said. "He's focused on his performances and his daily job.

"He's very nice and easy to work with. That is what we need in the group and what we have is a lot of different personalities that can support each other."