Josh Sargent might have very effectively left Norwich Metropolis earlier than the Summer season Switch Window closed, however as a substitute stayed at Carrow Street, a call he believes is greatest for his membership and worldwide profession.
Sargent has began the 2025-26 EFL Championship season in blistering type, scoring six objectives in 5 appearances throughout all competitions. Regardless of reported curiosity from Burnley, Wolfsburg, Leeds United, and AS Roma, the American ahead stayed in Norfolk previous Monday’s Deadline Day, committing himself to the Canaries of their quest for Premier League promotion.
Whereas a transfer to the Premier League, Bundesliga, or Serie A may need been a step up in competitors for Sargent, he backed his transfer to remain at Norwich Metropolis within the construct as much as the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
“A whole lot of selections needed to be made, not only for myself, however for my household general. I feel I’m in a great spot at Norwich,” Sargent mentioned to media throughout a press convention. “I’m at a spot the place I do know I can rating objectives, which after all, is vital going into the World Cup.
“I’ve had a very good begin to the season, so hopefully I can proceed that type all all through the season and maintain scoring,” he added.
Whereas Sargent’s membership statistics have remained constant over the previous three seasons at Norwich Metropolis, he stays in a worrying scoring drought for the USMNT. Sargent enters September’s camp looking for his first purpose since November 2019 (CONCACAF Nations League), a drought that would very effectively attain six years if he fails to search out the again of the online by fall’s finish.
He’s joined by Folarin Balogun and Damion Downs within the striker corps for upcoming matches towards South Korea and Japan, each of whom who’re looking for to pad their very own inventory in Mauricio Pochettino’s squad. Sargent is aware of his drought stays a primary speaking level heading into camp, however is assured in his skills to show issues round on the worldwide stage.
“Yeah, I’d most likely be mendacity if I mentioned I didn’t give it some thought, after all I do know it’s been some time and I’m doing so effectively on the membership stage in the intervening time, I simply maintain reminding myself how effectively I’m doing there,” Sargent mentioned. “I do know I can rating objectives and I do know it’s a matter of time that I’m going to attain for the nationwide staff, so simply going to place my head down and maintain working exhausting and I do know the objectives will come.”
Not solely Sargent has confidence in his skills, however his teammates do too. Veteran defender Tim Ream, who has been in England throughout Sargent’s time there, has gone up towards the 25-year-old in USMNT camp on quite a few events and has watched his improvement each at dwelling and overseas.
Whereas USMNT followers could also be frightened about Sargent’s worldwide stoop, Ream isn’t one bit.
“I don’t assume anyone actually worries about it, to be fully sincere with you. I’ve identified that the man can rating objectives since he was 15, 16 years outdated,” Ream mentioned about Sargent.
“You take a look at what he’s doing at Norwich and at membership, and the sorts of objectives that he’s scored and so they’re all totally different,” he added. “So full confidence in him and it’s similar to he mentioned, it’s a matter of placing his head down and persevering with to work and doing the issues that he’s that he’s good at and the objectives will that can positively come.”