Norwich Metropolis entered the 2023-24 English Soccer League Championship season as a candidate to earn promotion again to the highest flight, however a brand new long-term absence of striker Josh Sargent is a serious fear for David Wagner’s squad.
Sargent is about to overlook “months” for the Canaries after struggling an harm to a number of ankle ligaments, Wagner confirmed postmatch on Tuesday after Norwich Metropolis superior to the EFL Cup third spherical. The U.S. males’s nationwide crew ahead suffered the harm within the first half of the Canaries 4-0 league win over Huddersfield City final Saturday.
Sargent collided with City goalkeeper Lee Nicholls after delivering the opening aim for the Canaries on the John Smith Stadium. The 23-year-old missed the Canaries 1-0 EFL Cup win over Bristol Metropolis on Tuesday and now seems to be set to overlook majority of the league marketing campaign.
“We’re nonetheless ready to have a clear image. However what is bound it’s a critical harm,” stated Wagner in a press convention transcribed by Pink UN. “So we converse extra about months than weeks. We have now to make an additional evaluation with him.
“He sees an additional guide and I believe we now have a clearer image on the finish of the week to know what number of months and if he wants surgical procedure, nevertheless it’s a critical harm. Which is what we anticipated. It’s ankle ligaments.”
Sargent totaled three targets throughout the early phases of the league season for Norwich Metropolis, persevering with the place he left off in 2022-23 marketing campaign. The Missouri native led the Canaries with 13 targets final season and entered the brand new season as their high scoring choice.
Nevertheless, his new harm will doubtless pressure him out of the primary half of the league season, in addition to doubtlessly all three of the USMNT’s worldwide home windows this fall.
The USMNT will face Uzbekistan and Oman in September earlier than taking up Germany and Ghana in October.
Sargent final featured for the USMNT within the third and closing group stage match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He has scored 5 targets in 23 caps for the USMNT thus far.