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Neil Adams (left) won 11 of his 32 games in charge when he was Norwich boss 2014-15 Norwich are planning to promote head of recruitment Lee Dunn in an internal shake-up, with assistant sporting director Neil Adams leaving the Canaries. Sporting director Ben Knapper will make Dunn his number two which means Adams is departing Carrow Road since first joining the club as a player 32 years ago. He has been in his current role for nearly five years having previously been loans manager while he won the FA Youth Cup as Under-18's coach in 2013. Adams, 59, will leave at the end of the season having been in discussions with the club about stepping down as he looks towards retirement. The former winger, who also managed the club between 2014 and 2015, made 206 appearances for Norwich between 1994 and 1999. Knapper has worked closely with Dunn since his appointment in 2023, with Dunn being handed extra responsibilities last summer. Knapper has been under severe pressure this season after spending over £50m only for Norwich to languish in the Championship relegation zone at the start of the season. Supporters called for his sacking but he survived and ex-Rangers boss Philippe Clement replaced Liam Manning in November instead, taking the Canaries to 17th after Saturday's 2-0 win at Leicester. Norwich will look for a new head of recruitment to replace Dunn. Head of football development Dean Rastrick is also in discussions with Everton about becoming their academy manager. Rastrick returned to Norwich in 2023, having previously been assistant academy manager for four years from 2006. He spent 13 years at Tottenham and ran the academy from July 2020 until his departure after John Mc Dermott joined the Football Association. T20 World Cup semi-final: England v India - toss and team news Premier League relegation: Spurs face nervy night as West Ham & Forest close gap Osula sinks Man Utd - 12 years after winning skills contest Could we have a four-way title fight as F1 enters a new era? A daughter’s extraordinary act to save her mother What's really going on inside the brains of pregnant women? Join Sara Cox on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Royal Library 'Only one team tried to play' - Hurzeler criticises Arsenal Ten-man Newcastle score late winner to beat Man Utd. Video Ten-man Newcastle score late winner to beat Man Utd Meet GB's first female Paralympic snowboarder Watershed moment as Russia's sporting exile ends Are big-game players keeping Celtic in title hunt? 'Drive to Survive got me into F1 - now I work at Williams' Liverpool top-five failure 'could cost £120m' Why does Scotland lead the way on football headers? Man Utd eye wingers, after getting rid under Amorim All you need to know about new F1 cars 'Fin stole my fly-half spot! ' – Atkinson on England's new 10-12 combo Haaland? Kane? R9? Ranking the best centre-forwards this century Key areas for Scotland against champions France Should we have high hopes for Hamilton and Ferrari? F1 Q&A 'I cheated head-injury assessment to play on in 2017 Lions Test' 'I knew the risks, I'd do it again' - Moody opens up in new BBC documentary New era of Formula 1 - what is changing in 2026? 'There were tears - but I had to peek behind curtain of head injuries in rugby' Iran, the US, and a World Cup that starts in three months Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.