David Wagner likes Ben Knapper’s ‘exciting’ January transfer window strategy for Norwich City.

The City head coach and sporting director held further discussions in recent days to firm up the plan of attack next month.

Knapper made it clear at the recent annual shareholders’ meeting he aims to lower the age profile of the current squad over future windows, and Wagner is hoping he can deliver in the short term.

“The truth is we had a meeting this week where we shared our thoughts. I understand and I get Ben's thoughts. And I agree with all of them - very interesting, exciting, exciting ideas,” said the German. “And now we will see what he can deliver at the end of the window.

"For me personally, it was good to have this meeting. As I said, good ideas, exciting ideas and it will be interesting which of these ideas we then can deliver.

“But to be totally honest, it's not at the front of my head at the minute. The window is so far away. And then the window is open for four weeks.

"I understand the question. But for me, as I said, Saturday, Preston, where I am asking the supporters to give their full energy and full focus on this game, from the first second to the last, and we'll do this for sure.”

Wagner is also pleased he is under no pressure to offload the likes of prized assets Gabby Sara or Jon Rowe in January.

The club’s finance and operations director, Anthony Richens, has made it clear recently City’s football transfer strategy will not be dictated by paying down their debts.

Finance expert Kieran Maguire estimated borrowings of £96m at the time of the last set of published club accounts, although that figure excluded a player trading surplus in the summer and a final parachute payment.

“This is reassuring. I know we don't have to sell a player in the January transfer window, which is a good information for sure as well,” said Wagner. “But obviously, as a manager, you always like to have more than only the reassurance that you don't have to sell.

"But as I said it's so far away. And I now really like to leave it with Ben and his department to see what of our ideas he has created we can show.”