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Norwich City striker Josh Sargent has completed a move to Toronto FC in a deal worth more than £20m.
The 26-year-old US international has signed a five-year contract with the Major League Soccer side after passing a medical.
The initial payment is believed to be about £15.5m, rising to more than £20m with add-ons, a potential record fee paid by an MLS club. The fee could eclipse Son Heung-min’s £20m-plus
Kvistgaarden was his replacement and soon fired a left-foot effort into the net from Kenny McLean’s perfectly-weighted through ball, but he had started his run fractionally early and it was ruled offside.
The Dane was not to be denied, however, and after Seny Dieng kept out Ali Ahmed’s point-blank effort following a good move down the right, Kvistgaarden headed the loose ball against the bar before finally nodding the rebound
Norwich City tried to persuade 16-year-old prodigy Ajay Tavares to remain at the club before he signed for Barcelona.
The young winger’s move to the Spanish giants was confirmed earlier this week and he will initially be part of Barca’s Juvenil A squad.
“We spoke to him about staying here, we had good talks about that, but at the end he made the choice to go and I understand why,”
Norwich City boss Philippe Clement offered consolatory words to Sheffield Wednesday counterpart Henrik Pedersen ahead of the meeting of the two teams at Carrow Road on Wednesday night.
The Owls’ relegation was confirmed by defeat in the Steel City derby last weekend and they have now lost 10 games in a row.
Asked if he had ever been in a similar situation, Clement told BBC Radio Norfolk: “Not as a
Norwich City captain Kenny McLean says the protracted departure of striker Josh Sargent has been “difficult” to deal with for his team-mates and other staff connected with the club.
USA international Sargent is set to complete a move to Major League Soccer side Toronto FC, having not played for the Canaries since making himself unavailable for last month’s FA Cup tie against Walsall.
The Canaries are believed to have agreed
Spanish giants Barcelona have signed Norwich City academy prospect Ajay Tavares.
The 16-year-old had reportedly attracted interest from a number of European clubs and Norwich will be entitled to compensation, although the Canaries have not confirmed the financial aspects of the deal.
Tavares, who first joined Norwich at under-12 level, was sent on as a substitute in a first-team pre-season friendly against Dutch club Volendam last summer when only 15,
Birmingham took the lead after five minutes when Bright Osayi-Samuel fed Vicente, and the Spanish winger, signed last month from Deportivo Alaves, raced down the right and finished at the near post.
The Blues were buzzing and August Priske chested the ball down and unleashed an overhead kick, which was saved by Vladan Kovacevic.
Priske then found Ducksch with a first-time pass and the German rolled it past Kovacevic on
Norwich striker Josh Sargent will join Toronto FC in a deal worth more than £20m, a potential record fee paid by an MLS club.
Sargent is flying out to Canada on Friday before undertaking a medical at the Canadian side, reports BBC Radio Norfolk.
The initial payment is believed to be around £15.5m, rising to more than £20m with add-ons, and he is expected to sign a five-year contract.
Toronto’s
Norwich City top scorer Jovon Makama could miss the rest of the season because of a foot injury, head coach Philippe Clement has confirmed.
Makama has scored 13 goals in 31 appearances for the Canaries but limped off in the second half against Blackburn Rovers last weekend, a game which team-mate Papa Amadou Diallo missed after being injured in the warm-up.
“Jov broke a bone in his foot so he
Toure – who had not played for Randers since 7 December – did not have long to think about the move to Norfolk after hearing that the Canaries were interested in signing him.
“It was late, but as soon as I talked to the coach and the team and I knew this would be the right project for me. Since I came here I haven’t regretted it at all,” he