Josh Sargent Shining for David Wagner's Norwich City

After a long period on the sidelines due to injury, Josh Sargent has made his return to the Norwich City side and seems to have picked up the form he had at the start of the season. Strong, powerful, and full of running, he has proven to be a handful for Championship defenders, scoring 10 goals from 13 league games - three goals before his injury in August, and the seven goals since his return on December 29. Now the focus is for him to remain fit and continue this impressive record in front of goal for a team targeting promotion to the Premier League through the playoffs.

Norwich fans have waited patiently for the United States international to find his groove. What they now have before them is a complete centre forward who has developed the ability to find pockets of space and work chances for the team and himself. Sargent’s prominent attributes have always been present during his time at Norwich, but now, with regular minutes, confidence and physical evolution, they are on clear display and indicate why he is in such fine form.

Upon his arrival, however, at the beginning of the 2021/22 Premier League campaign, much expectation was placed on him due to the price tag being a near record high, around £8 million. It perhaps added an unnecessary pressure on the young forward’s shoulders knowing that he was entering a team who had been relegated miserably two seasons prior. Added to this was that he would be a backup to the much-adored Teemu Pukki.

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