Josh Sargent’s $22-million transfer to Toronto FC and what the move means for Norwich City and the USMNT’s striker

Josh Sargent’s $22 million move to Toronto FC is more than just a transfer; it is a landscape-shifting deal for MLS and a strategic gamble for the player’s international career. At present, the deal is being finalized and will mark a record-breaking return to North America for the 26-year-old striker.

The deal would makes Sargent the most expensive American ever signed by an MLS club and the third-most expensive signing in league history, trailing only LAFC’s 2025 purchase of Son Heung-min ($26.5M).

Toronto FC are in the midst of a massive identity shift under coach Robin Fraser. After moving on from the expensive and often frustrating Italian era of Lorenzo Insigne and Federico Bernardeschi, the club is pivoting to a “USMNT-heavy” core.

Sargent would link-up with fellow American Djordje Mihailović as the faces of the franchise and its no sc rets that TFC struggled significantly with finishing in 2025 and Sargent is expected to be the high-volume clinical finisher they have lacked since the days of Jozy Altidore.

For Norwich City, Josh Sargent’s move to Toronto FC marks the end of a high-stakes standoff that leaves the club with a lighter strike force but a significantly heavier bank account with the Canaries looking ahead to the 2026-27 campaign.

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