Josh Sargent could have very well left Norwich City before the Summer Transfer Window closed, but instead stayed at Carrow Road, a decision he believes is best for his club and international career.

Sargent has started the 2025-26 EFL Championship season in blistering form, scoring six goals in five appearances across all competitions. Despite reported interest from Burnley, Wolfsburg, Leeds United, and AS Roma, the American forward stayed in Norfolk past Monday’s Deadline Day, committing himself to the Canaries in their quest for Premier League promotion.

While a move to the Premier League, Bundesliga, or Serie A might have been a step up in competition for Sargent, he backed his move to stay at Norwich City in the build up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

“A lot of decisions had to be made, not just for myself, but for my family overall. I think I’m in a good spot at Norwich,” Sargent said to media during a press conference. “I’m at a place where I know I can score goals, which of course, is important going into the World Cup.

“I’ve had a good start to the season, so hopefully I can continue that form all throughout the season and keep scoring,” he added.

While Sargent’s club statistics have remained consistent over the past three seasons at Norwich City, he remains in a worrying scoring drought for the USMNT. Sargent enters September’s camp seeking his first goal since November 2019 (CONCACAF Nations League), a drought that could very well reach six years if he fails to find the back of the net by fall’s end.

He is joined by Folarin Balogun and Damion Downs in the striker corps for upcoming matches against South Korea and Japan, both of whom who are seeking to pad their own stock in Mauricio Pochettino’s squad. Sargent knows his drought remains a main talking point heading into camp, but is confident in his abilities to turn things around on the international level.

“Yeah, I’d probably be lying if I said I didn’t think about it, of course I know it’s been a while and I’m doing so well at the club level at the moment, I just keep reminding myself how well I’m doing there,” Sargent said. “I know I can score goals and I know it’s a matter of time that I’m going to score for the national team, so just going to put my head down and keep working hard and I know the goals will come.”

Not only Sargent has confidence in his abilities, but his teammates do too. Veteran defender Tim Ream, who has been in England during Sargent’s time there, has gone up against the 25-year-old in USMNT camp on numerous occasions and has watched his development both at home and abroad.

While USMNT fans may be worried about Sargent’s international slump, Ream isn’t one bit.

“I don’t think anybody really worries about it, to be completely honest with you. I’ve known that the guy can score goals since he was 15, 16 years old,” Ream said about Sargent.

“You look at what he’s doing at Norwich and at club, and the types of goals that he’s scored and they’re all different,” he added. “So full confidence in him and you know it’s just like he said, it’s a matter of putting his head down and continuing to work and doing the things that he’s that he’s good at and the goals will that will definitely come.”