Norwich City paid nearly £670,000 in compensation to snare new head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup.

Thorup will be officially unveiled later this week, after he left Danish club FC Nordsjælland at the end of last season to replace David Wagner at Carrow Road.

The 35-year-old was highly regarded in his homeland, but City were able to thrash out an agreement with his club following months of discussions with Thorup’s advisors.

Now Danish-based sports magazine, Tipsbladet, have reported FCN’s price to release Thorup was nearly six million Danish krone.

City’s new boss signed a three-year deal with the Championship club, and will be joined in England by assistant head coach Glen Riddersholm.

FCN have yet to appoint Thorup's replacement but reigning Norwegian champions Bodo Glimt's assistant coach, Gaute Helstrup, and Rosenborg's Alfred Johansson have been strongly linked.

The Superliga club's director of football, Phil Radley, admitted Thorup will be a tough act to follow, with the 35-year-old progressing through the club's ranks from Under-14s coach.

"Johannes has done a great job throughout all his years in FCN - most recently as Superliga head coach, where Johannes' hard work and a strong, ambitious team around him have had an important part of the credit for his development being so impressive quickly," he said, quoted on the FCN official site.

"At the beginning of last season, it quickly became clear to us that this team was something special, and Johannes and his staff have managed to get a team of very focused players to deliver at a high level in both Europe and the Danish tournaments.

"We have had a couple of fantastic seasons that have provided some very special experiences together with our fans. We would like to build on that, and we have a really strong foundation.

"At the same time, we are also aware that a new foundation must now be built on, where there is room for new, talented players to step forward on stage and lift themselves and each other up. That work begins after a well-deserved holiday for the players, and we are confident that we will announce a strong solution on the coaching front when the start-up kicks off."

Part of the Canaries' Thorup compensation package will be recouped this summer by the club's Scottish trio Angus Gunn, Grant Hanley and Kenny McLean’s participation at the European Championship.

Norwich is in line for an estimated £420,000 Euro2024 windfall, under Uefa’s club benefits programme for teams with players at the tournament.

Scotland are back in action on Wednesday against Switzerland, after a heavy 5-1 opening night defeat to Germany.