Bremen – It has been an open secret since Friday, and it has been official since Monday evening: Josh Sargent is leaving SV Werder Bremen and joining Norwich City, who have been promoted to the Premier League.
After the American had passed the mandatory medical check in England and the final details had been clarified, the Change announced at 9:30 p.m. “Josh Sargent had signaled to us that he would like to make the move to England. In negotiations with Norwich City a certain dynamic came in on Thursday evening, so that we were able to reach an agreement very quickly, as the English met our conditions, ”said sports director Frank Baumann in a message from Werder Bremen quoted. And further: “It was of course annoying for us that Josh decided not to play in the cup because something else had been agreed.” The player had broken an agreement between the clubs on the day before the game in Osnabrück.
Werder Bremen needs the transfer income for Josh Sargent
In general, Baumann emphasizes, the time was right to sell the 21-year-old attacker: “Even if Josh’s departure is a loss for us in terms of sport, it was Transfer also necessary at this point and an important step in economic consolidation. We could have sold Josh a few weeks ago, but would have achieved a significantly lower fee. ”Now should Werder Bremen collect a double-digit million amount.
Even Josh Sargent, by refusing one last time for Werder Bremen To play has fallen out of favor with some fans, the message says: “This club and this city have become a big part of my life and there will always be a very special place in my heart for Bremen. I made my professional debut here with the Werder fans, and I’ll never forget that. ”The striker scored 15 goals in a total of 83 competitive games for the professionals. (dco)
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