The Canaries are short of options in attack and the Morocco international has reportedly been training with the club.
The transfer window may have shut on Wednesday evening but it seems Norwich City manager Alex Neil has been working hard to add another forward to his ranks after a late loan deal for Jerome Sinclair collapsed.
According to the Norwich Evening News, ex-Crystal Palace striker Marouane Chamakh has been training with the club at their Colney base ahead of a potential move.
BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey is a famous Canary fan and teased his 853,000 followers on deadline day over the reports.
However, due to rules allowing free agents to sign for clubs outside the transfer window, Norwich have given themselves time to assess the 32-year-old’s credentials.
He comes with a damaged reputation after scoring just seven league goals in the last five years with his name having become synonymous with form and fitness issues.
However he has never played below the top division, after spells with Bordeaux, Arsenal and West Ham United.
Despite that pedigree, while Norwich seem desperate for a striker after missing out on Ross McCormack, Stefan Okaka and Sinclair this summer, Chamakh is not the option several fans desire.
However, with just Cameron Jerome, new-signing Nelson Oliveira and out-of-favour Kyle Lafferty the only senior strikers available to Norwich, some fans had a move positive outlook on the Chamakh link.
After a rather comical transfer window for the Carrow Road club, some fans took a more lighthearted approach to the news, suggesting that Chamakh’s glorious mullet will at least serve some purpose in Norfolk.
The French-born Moroccan may not possess the Championship goalscoring record of summer targets McCormack and Jordan Rhodes, but if he can match their exploits over recent seasons, then he’ll soon become a favourite in the Barcley Stand.
Only time well tell if he can find the form that persuaded Arsene Wenger to sign him in 2010.
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