Norwich City midfielder Liam Gibbs says he was "surprised" Marcelino Nunez moved to their East Anglian rivals Ipswich Town this summer.
The Chile midfielder made the controversial transfer to the Tractor Boys in August - the first senior player to do so since goalkeeper Andy Marshall in 2001 - for a reported £10m, startling his Canary team-mates.
"I was very surprised, it came as a shock to everyone," Gibbs told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"The players at Norwich have obviously all spoke about it and it's tough because he was a team-mate of ours. Nobody wants a team-mate to go to the rival club and then compete in the same league as us, going for promotion just like us.