22 year old Spanish striker Nacho Novo had a week's trial at Carrow Road at the end of November 2001. His 15 goals so far that season for Raith Rovers had brought him to the attention of Nigel Worthington. Nacho joined Raith from Spanish side Huesca in the summer of 2001.

Nacho returned to Raith after a good week at Carrow Road with Worthington vowing to keep his eye on the situation. Dundee United, Dunfermline and Luton were also said to be keen on the £400000 rated striker. On 26th March 2002, the media reported that Dundee were looking to sign Novo, possibly thwarting any of Norwich's plans. This rumour resurfaced in May 2002 on the Scottish Football website and came true in the first week of July 2002, just days before the departure of Dundee's Italian manager Ivano Bonetti

On 24th November 2003, Nacho was charged with assault by Dundee Police. This may be a sympton of the stress caused by Dundee's perilous financial situation which saw them go into administration and release 15 players including Fabrizio Ravanelli, Craig Burley and Juan Sara. Rumours in Scotland have since linked Nacho with a move to Rangers.In January 2004, Aberdeen were the next side to make an enquiry but were put off by Dundee's insistence on a £500k transfer fee. Rumours then surfaced that Spanish giants Valencia had been keeping an eye on Nacho's form

In May 2004, the Scottish media again reported Rangers' interest in Dundee's Spanish ace but suggested that Celtic were also eyeing up a move as were two English sides. Leicester were the next club to be linked when the media suggested on June 7th 2004 that they had made a £400,000 bid. In the end, Nacho signed for Rangers in a deal worth £450,000in early July 2004.

According to the Football Rumours website, Nacho was linked with a move away from Rangers in January 2006 with him being linked to Aberdeen (loan), Blackburn Rovers, Real Zaragoza and Leicester City. Rumours in May 2007 linked him with a transfer to Russian side Zenit St Petersburg.

On 10th August 2008, the Mail on Sunday suggested that Premiership newboys Hull City were preparing a bid for Rangers forward Nacho Novo.

At the end of December 2008, Novo's agent Jorge Lera suggested that a number of Spanish sides were interested in Novo after he scored twice and was man of the match as a Galician select defeated Iran 3-2. He was linked with Deportivo La Coruna and it has also been reported that Novo, who has yet to play in the Spanish top flight, is among right-sided players being monitored by La Liga rivals Real Madrid.

Novo came off the bench in the 2009 Scottish Cup Final against Falkirk to score the winning goal after only being on the field for 28 seconds