Czech striker David Strihavka agreed a four year contract with Norwich City on 5th July 2007, as long as Norwich and his club Banik Ostrava can agree a fee - it is believed that David has a get-out clause of £700,000. Strihavka trained with his new team mates at Colney for the first time on 9th July as club officials and the player's representative finalised his move from the Czech top flight outfit. This was completed on 11th July 2007.

Strihavka has played for many sides in his native country, including Bohemians Prague, Sparta Prague, FK Jablonec, Chmel Blšany and Banik Ostrava.

His career failed to get off the ground in the First Division and first made an impact in the Second Division with Bohemians Prague. This earned him a move to Sparta where he played in the 2004/05 Champions League with them against Lyon and Manchester United. He was the second highest scorer in the Czech Republic in 2006/7 with 13 goals.

Strihavka was part of the Czech Republic Under-16s that took part in UEFA Under-16 Championship in Israel in 2000, in which they were defeated by Portugal. Two years later in 2002, Strihavka played in the UEFA Under-19 Championship and scored twice against Andorra. David had a trial with Watford in January 2007.

He made his debut for Norwich on the opening day on the 2007/8 season as a second-hal substitute for Dion Dublin in the 0-0 draw with Preston at Deepdale. His first goal came in the 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on 15th September 2007.

David left Norwich on 11th January 2008 with his contract terminated by mutual consent. His last appearance for Norwich was for 11 minutes in the November 10th clash at Plymouth which City lost 3-0.

Upon his departure, details of his contract were revealed. The 24-year-old Czech joined on an initial one-year contract with the option for a further three years if City wished to retain his services. That option applied to both fee and contract, with City paying £240,000 for the first year of the deal. A further sum in the region of £1.1m would have been payable this summer if City had chosen to exercise their option for a further three years.

“It's disappointing that it hasn't worked out, but it's always a gamble when signing players from abroad - sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn't,” said Glenn Roeder. “David found it difficult to adjust while in England and we would like to wish him the best of luck in his future career."

Strihavka added: “I tried to play in the Championship - but with the unhappy start to the season and with the change in manager, I now need to re-start my career back in Prague. I would like to wish Norwich City and their wonderful fans best wishes for the future.”

He has been linked to both German second division side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Czech club Mlada Boleslav, but Slavia Prague are believed to be favourites for his signature. Strihavka has since joined Slavia Prague