Grant Holt underlined his value to the Canaries with a watching brief in last weekend's FA Cup fifth round exit to Leicester.
The captain's 11 goals in 26 appearances are a more than decent top flight return to date.
Holt will relish a potential match-up with the one-time England star.
Age has forced Ferdinand to modify his game in recent times, but he is still a class act.
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