{"id":672176,"date":"2026-05-15T08:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/672176\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T08:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:16:09","slug":"socceroos-star-mo-toure-says-he-went-with-a-hunch-by-moving-to-norwich-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/672176\/","title":{"rendered":"Socceroos star Mo Toure says he went with a hunch by moving to Norwich City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emerging Socceroos striker Mo Toure says his “epic” move to the English Championship came down to a hunch.<\/p>\n

And Toure has revealed he went against some of his agent’s advice, and that of others, before joining Norwich City.<\/p>\n

The 22-year-old’s move from Danish Superliga side Randers FC has been wildly successful, with nine goals, including two hat-tricks, in 11 league appearances.<\/p>\n

“Epic,” Toure said of the move, while at the Socceroos’ pre-camp in Florida before the World Cup.<\/p>\n

“It’s like a last-minute move late in the (transfer) window; I didn’t know what to expect.<\/p>\n

“I had a lot of comments about moving to the championship; some were negative, some were positive, that’s how it is with every move.”<\/p>\n

While pondering the move, Toure’s agent implored the attacker to stop contacting others for their thoughts, advice he ignored.<\/p>\n

“My agent was telling me to stop calling people, but I kept on asking that many people,” he said.<\/p>\n

Toure nets second Norwich hat-trick<\/a><\/p>\n

Young Socceroo Mohamed Toure continues to shine in the lead-up to the World Cup, scoring another hat-trick for English Championship side Norwich.<\/p>\n

“Some would say: ‘It’s a tough league to go into now before the World Cup, you might not play, and if you don’t play, you lose your spot in the team.’<\/p>\n

“And others were like: ‘Go, it’s a very good league, a very good team.’<\/p>\n

“From the time of talking to Norwich when they first called me, I knew that is where I wanted to be.<\/p>\n

“I had a gut feeling that things would be alright, so I just followed my gut feeling.”<\/p>\n

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Mo Toure’s finishing ability has long been apparent, ever since he was banging in goals for Adelaide United in the A-League.<\/p>\n

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Toure’s stunning scoring feats in his breakout season have made the precocious talent a lock to feature in Australia’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Coach Tony Popovic will submit his final 26-strong squad for the showpiece tournament by June 1.<\/p>\n

Toure was born a Liberian refugee in Guinea in March 2004, before his family migrated to Australia nine months later and settled in Adelaide.<\/p>\n

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He said the prospect of playing for Australia at the World Cup would “mean a lot to me and my family”.<\/p>\n

“This is the country that gave us the opportunity to live,” Toure said.<\/p>\n

“So I think it would be the best way to repay back and just do what I love at a top level.”<\/p>\n

Australia’s World Cup campaign kicks off against Turkey on June 14 AEST, before games against the United States (June 20 AEST) and Paraguay (June 26 AEST).<\/p>\n

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