It was looking tense before. Now, it seems to be downright ugly.
According to The Athletic, Josh Sargent’s attempt to leave Norwich City for Toronto FC has gotten personal, with the USMNT striker left emotional due to comments made by club leadership. The comments reportedly centered around Sargent’s family, only furthering that animosity between the two sides. It has been brewing ever since Sargent started making his push to leave the club, which has seen him demoted to the second team after the striker asked to sit out a match and exit the club.
Overall, this isn’t how anyone would have wanted this to play out. Sargent has been a great servant to Norwich City, emerging as one of the Championship’s most dangerous strikers during his time with the club. Norwich’s season has gone sour, leaving the club facing potential relegation to League One, and Sargent’s desire to leave has only made things worse for a club that is clearly reeling.
No one seems to be handling this well, and it remains to be seen where Sargent and Norwich end up here. All signs point to this relationship being broken, though, especially after the most recent talks between the two sides.
