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Josh Sargent remains out of Norwich City squad amid transfer rumors

Josh Sargent will once again not play a part for Norwich City this week.

Sargent has been left out of Philippe Clement’s squad for Tuesday’s EFL Championship showdown with West Bromwich Albion, the manager confirmed Monday in his prematch press conference. The American striker recently was demoted to the Canaries’ Under-21 squad last week and did not travel with the squad for Saturday’s eventual 2-1 league win over Wrexham.

Toronto FC reportedly made an $18 million bid for Sargent’s services, which led to the Missouri native contacting Clement asking to be left out of Norwich’s FA Cup match with Walsall on January 10. Sargent did not feature in the 5-1 victory at Carrow Road and Clement later told reporters that the striker would be disciplined for his actions.

Sargent will now miss his third-consecutive match as punishment by Clement and could very well remain exiled from the first team unless Norwich City does try and sell him by January’s end.

“If there is a change [with Josh], I will tell you guys directly. I don’t want to do the same question and answer every three days,” Clement told reporters Monday about Sargent’s availability. “If there is a change, I will be first to tell everyone.”

Norwich City heads to the Hawthorns seeking its first three-match winning streak this season in all competitions. The Canaries remain in the bottom-three of the league table, but could finish the week outside of the relegation zone with a win Tuesday and results going their way elsewhere.

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