Norwich considered Lincoln boss in search for new manager

It's emerged that Norwich City have considered Lincoln boss Danny Cowley as they continue their search for a new manager.

The managerless Canaries have been impressed with Cowley and his brother Nick, who is assistant at Sincil Bank, according to Press Association Sport.

The brothers, from Essex, have been on the club's radar but the jump from the Imps to the Sky Bet Championship is thought to be too soon this time.

They guided Lincoln back into the EFL following the Imps' NationalLeague title triumph last month.

The Cowleys also took the club to the FA Cup quarter finals, becoming the first non-League side to reach that stage in 103 years, losing to Arsenal 5-0.

The pair signed new deals until 2021 in January but their compensation clause is not believed to be huge.

They had previously combined their jobs at former club Braintree with theirwork as PE teachers.

Braintree finished third in the National League in 2015-16, losing to Grimsbyin the play-offs, despite having one of the division's smallest budgets.

Norwich sporting director Stuart Webber is hunting for a new boss after AlexNeil was sacked in March and Alan Irvine took over until the end of the season.

Webber, who joined from Huddersfield last month, wants to appoint a manager by the end of May after the Canaries finished eighth in the Sky Bet Championship.

A move for Terriers boss David Wagner is likely to prove too expensive while former Norwich manager Paul Lambert - who could leave Wolves after a dispute over the club's transfer policy - has been linked with a return.

But Webber has been keen not to fuel any debate about who would be Neil's long term successor.