Delia Smith: Norwich right-back Max Aarons will leave amid Everton interest

Norwich City’s joint majority shareholder Delia Smith has suggested that the Canaries are expected to lose Max Aarons in the near future, but that is also a part of their plans.

Smith is proud of the club’s youth strategy and cited examples of Ben Godfrey and James Maddison – the two former academy graduates who are doing exceptionally well at Everton and Leicester City respectively.

The 21-year-old was linked with a move to Barcelona last summer, while Manchester United, Everton, and Bayern Munich have shown interest in him.

In fact, Norwich have recently told Bayern that they will have to pay between £30-35 million for the young right-back.

Smith said at FT Business of Football summit:…