ON-LOAN Crystal Palace striker Alan Lee says he would be happy to consider a permanent switch to Norwich in the summer if a deal was put on the table.

Lee has made a useful impact in his two appearances since joining on loan from the Eagles - with a full 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw away to Birmingham and a substitute's appearance in Saturday's controversial 1-0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday at Carrow Road.

Now the former Ipswich Town front man says he is enjoying his time back in East Anglia and would welcome any deal aimed at bringing him to Carrow Road on a permanent basis.

He told First News: "Yes I'd like to, I've told the manager that. It's something that I'd really like to do. I'm very happy how I've settled in. I think it's a great club, I love the lads and that would be nice for me."

Asked if any possible switch depended on City retaining their Championship status, he commented: "No not from my point of view but perhaps does more so from the Club's point of view, I don't know and that's a bit down the line anyway but it's something I would like. I love living in East Anglia, it's been just a breath of fresh air me coming back home so it would be great for me."

Lee was in the thick of the action as the defining moment of Saturday's single-goal defeat to Sheffield Wednesday unfolded at Carrow Road.

When Lee nodded Simon Lappin's 84th-minute cross back into the danger area, David Mooney climbed superbly above his marker to head goalwards from close range. But while Lee, Mooney and co were busy celebrating the 'equaliser', referee Mick Russell signalled a free-kick for a foul on Wednesday 'keeper Lee Grant.

It was a debatable decision and one which Lee for one certainly didn't agree with: "I asked the ref who did the fouling and he said 'the guy in the yellow'. I was very angry about that but what can you do, it's gone. In my opinion he saw the 'keeper going over and that was that. We now have to pick ourselves up."

The Canaries now face two huge matches over the Easter weekend, with Saturday's tough trip to Swansea followed by a home game against Watford on Monday (3pm).

Lee said there was still plenty of stomach for the fight left in the Canary camp and that morale remained strong: "Quite clearly it's huge but we could be in a worse position, so we still believe. The lads' heads aren't down and I think that's a good sign and we'll keep going."