USMNT forward Josh Sargent reportedly in talks with Wolfsburg over transfer from Norwich City

U.S. men's national team striker Josh Sargent is reportedly in discussions with German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg over a transfer from Norwich City this summer, according to The Athletic.

Sargent, 25, has been linked with a move away from the club after a brilliant 2024-25 campaign at the club level, where he was the fourth-highest goalscorer in the Championship, with 15 goals in 32 games.

He originally broke out in Germany as a teenager with Werder Bremen. On his 18th birthday in 2018, he signed a professional contract with the club, and then was a regular with the senior team until he joined Norwich in the summer of 2021.

For the Canaries, Sargent scored 48 goals across 133 games in four seasons with the club. Internationally, Sargent has made 26 appearances for the USMNT, scoring five times and recording one assist.

Canaries manager Liam Manning told BBC Radio Norfolk on Monday that it's no surprise to him that Sargent is being linked with top clubs, but that as things stand, no deal is over the line and he's a Norwich player until that changes.

“He’s top, you see that, you see what he’s done in the division, but the consequence of that is naturally he’s going to be linked with clubs at a higher level," he said. "We’ll have to see how that pans out, but I can’t speak highly enough of how he’s applied himself in training and how he’s gone about it.”

If the deal gets over the line, Sargent will become Wolfsburg's second addition from the English Championship this window, following Sheffield United's Vinicius Souza.

Internationally, Sargent will be looking to improve his stock with the national team by securing a top-flight transfer this summer ahead of the FIFA World Cup next year.

Newly promoted Premier League side Burnley have also reportedly shown interest in Sargent this window, but the Canaries' price tag of $26.8M (£20M) has them monitoring the situation for now.

Sargent, who missed out on representing the USMNT at the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup due to what manager Mauricio Pochettino labeled as a "football decision," reported for preseason with the Canaries earlier this month. On Monday, he was pictured participating in a training scrimmage for the club on social media.

Norwich begins their 2025-26 Championship campaign on Aug. 9 against Millwall.