USA Striker Josh Sargent Leaves Norwich For Toronto As Messy Switch Saga Ends

[ad_1] Josh Sargent joined Toronto from Norwich Metropolis in England's second-tier League Championship on Friday, ending a tough state of affairs during which the striker was exiled to the under-21 squad after he refused to play in an FA Cup match final month.

Sargent, 26, was signed as a chosen participant by means of the 2030-31 Main League Soccer season. He had eight objectives this season and 56 objectives in 157 appearances with the Canaries general.

"Whatever the method of his departure, Josh has been a big a part of the membership’s current story, contributing tremendously and captaining the crew on many events," Norwich sporting director Ben Knapper stated in a press release. "He now strikes on and we want him effectively for his subsequent step, and for his future past."

Sargent is a Missouri native who signed with Germany’s Werder Bremen in 2018 and joined Norwich three years later. A member of the 2022 U.S. World Cup crew, he seems to be behind Folarin Balogun, Haji Wright, Ricardo Pepi and Patrick Agyemang within the competitors for ahead spots on the 2026 World Cup roster.

"He brings high-level expertise in a number of the strongest leagues on this planet and worldwide pedigree at simply 26 years outdated. He's a confirmed objective scorer, with a profitable mentality and the intelligence that may lead our assault for years to come back," Toronto common supervisor Jason Hernandez stated. "Josh will simply start to enter the prime of his profession whereas representing our membership and our metropolis."

Sargent has 5 objectives in 29 worldwide appearances, scoring in his U.S. debut towards Bolivia on Could 28, 2018. He performed in all three group stage matches on the 2022 World Cup.

However he hasn't scored a world objective since November 2019 and was not on the U.S. roster for final summer time's CONCACAF Gold Cup. His final worldwide look was when he began in a September pleasant towards South Korea.

Toronto acquired St. Louis' proper of first refusal for Sargent in change for $500,000 in Common Allocation Cash over the following two years and extra funds if efficiency metrics are met.