Ricky van Wolfswinkel heading back to Norwich as Saint Etienne target Toulouse striker

Saint Etienne are set to snub a permanent deal for Norwich striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel.

Van Wolfswinkel, who signed for Norwich in a club-record £8.5m deal in 2013, was shipped out on loan to the French side after enduring a miserable first season in the Premier League.

It had started well for the forward, who scored on his debut, but he failed to register another goal all season and the Canaries were relegated to the Championship.

After being moving on season-long loan to Saint Etienne last summer, it has been an up-and-down campaign for the Dutchman, who has scored five in 25 Ligue appearances.

There were suggestions that the Ligue 1 side would look to sign him permanently but, according to sources in France, they are now preparing a move for Toulouse hotshot Wissam Ben Yedder instead and will send The Wolf back to Norfolk.

Ben Yedder has scored 11 in 30 this term despite playing for struggling Toulouse and Saint Etienne will reportedly move for him if his current side are relegated.