---
title: "Newcastle accept Hanley offer from Norwich"
canonical: "https://readnewcastle.com/2017/08/29/newcastle-accept-hanley-offer-from-norwich/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Emery"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2017-08-29T13:59:31Z"
modified: "2017-08-29T13:59:31Z"
---

# Newcastle accept Hanley offer from Norwich

Newcastle have accepted an offer from Championship side Norwich for defender Grant Hanley.

According to PA journalist Nick Mashiter, Norwich have agreed a deal to sign Hanley.

> Twitter: Norwich have agreed a fee with Newcastle for defender Grant Hanley. #ncfc #nufc (@nickmashiter)

Mashiter says that Norwich have agreed a deal to sign the Scottish international, with other reports claiming he is currently undergoing a medical at Colney at the time of publishing.

[According to Football Insider,](https://www.footballinsider247.com/medical-underway-for-newcastle-transfer/) Hanley is completing his medical before being officially unveiled as Norwich’s 11th summer signing.

![Stu Forster/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnewcastle.com/readnewcastle/sites/20/2017/08/594395064.jpg)

It is said that Fulham came close to signing Hanley before his move to [Newcastle](https://readnewcastle.com/) and were in for round two but Norwich appear to have won the race.

[Newcastle](https://readnewcastle.com/) have told Hanley he is free to leave, as he is not part of their plans for the [Premier League](https://readpl.com/) season.

It was reported that [Newcastle](https://readnewcastle.com/) want to have a transfer completed in the next 24 hours, with it looking like it could be announced today.

With just over two days left in the transfer window, [Newcastle](https://readnewcastle.com/) are looking to ship players out before they can bring in their own reinforcements.