Josh Sargent scheduled for groin surgical procedure, anticipated to overlook eight weeks

Norwich Metropolis not solely dropped three factors in its journey to Wales on Saturday but in addition misplaced star striker Josh Sargent for the forseeable future.

Sargent missed the match as a consequence of a groin harm, supervisor Johannes Hoff Thorup confirmed to reporters following the Canaries’ 2-1 street loss at Cardiff Metropolis immediately. The U.S. males’s nationwide group ahead suffered the harm within the latter levels of Norwich’s 3-3 draw vs. Middlesbrough final weekend.

Sargent underwent scans on Monday and is now set to endure surgical procedure, which is able to sideline him at the least eight weeks, per Thorup.

“He [Sargent] goes to require surgical procedure, so we’re taking a look at eight weeks,” Thorup instructed reporters Monday forward of Norwich Metropolis’s midweek showdown with Sheffield Wednesday. “It’s not the best state of affairs for anyone. We’ve got choices and potentialities for different gamers to return in.

Sargent’s newest harm will pressure him out of competition for the USMNT’s pair of CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal ties this month vs. Jamaica.

The 24-year-old has scored 4 objectives and added 5 assists in 12 league appearances for Norwich Metropolis this season. Sargent was linked with a possible transfer again to the English Premier League final summer time, however determined to remain at Carrow Highway.

Sargent featured in each of the USMNT’s matches in the course of the October window, which marked the primary beneath new head coach Mauricio Pochettino. Nonetheless, accidents have finally damage his possibilities with the USMNT prior to now.

His subsequent newest USMNT alternative might come as early as March, ought to the People attain the Nations League Closing 4.

Norwich Metropolis sit ninth within the league standings following Saturday’s loss.