Will Still in shock talks with Championship club as he targets first manager job in England
WILL STILL is in talks with Norwich City as he targets his first managerial role in England.
The Championship club are looking for a new manager after axing David Wagner following the crushing 4-0 play-off loss to Leeds.
The former Reims boss visited Norwich’s training ground earlier this week.
But SunSport understands four other candidates are expected to be consulted.
The targets include former AZ Alkmaar boss Pascal Jansen and Arsenal assistant Carlos Cuesta.
Norwich’s sporting director Ben Knapper has previously dealt with Still, when he was Arsenal’s loans manager.
The 31-year-old took charge of Reims, where he was previously assistant to Oscar Garcia, in October 2022 with the side in a desperate Ligue 1 relegation fight.
However, he led them to a 19-game unbeaten run and 11th-placed finish.
But shortly before the end of the season, the French side announced his departure having won two of their last 14 games.
Still was born in Belgium to English parents and admitted that his love of coaching was born through playing the much-loved Football Manager game.
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His first gig was at Preston’s Myerscough College where he got the chance to coach North End’s Under-14 side.
He then got in touch with Belgian contacts football asking if there were any opportunities.
Sint-Truiden came up trumps – offering him work as an opposition analyst.
Still took various jobs from 2017 – including roles at Standard Liege and second division Lierse.
At 24, Liege promoted him to be their head coach – but he was forced to leave when they fell into financial difficulty.
A short stint at Beerschot was followed by talk of him teaming up with Vincent Kompany at Anderlecht.
But he then made his way to France to be Garcia’s right-hand man on a short-term deal.
Earlier this season, he was spotted watching his beloved West Ham in action at the London Stadium – leading to fans calling him a “dream” replacement for David Moyes.