Norwich striker Josh Sargent could be set for a move to MLS side Toronto who are preparing a bid of around £13.5m for the American international, 25. (Fabrizio Romano, external)
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Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Norwich City defender Rob Newman has accused striker Josh Sargent of being "disrespectful" after making himself unavailable for their FA Cup third round tie against Walsall.
The Canaries won the game 5-1, but boss Philippe Clement afterwards claimed that Sargent had sent him a text saying he did not want to play "because of transfer things in his head".
The US international is contracted to Norwich until 2028 and the club say he will not be sold in this month's transfer window.
"That is how to go from a hero to zero in one text message, basically," Newman told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"You don't do that, no matter how good a player you are, what an icon, a legend you are, you just don't do that.
"I've never met Josh Sargent, but anyone who has spoken to him says he's the nicest guy in the world, so someone somewhere is advising him - and that is the worst piece of advice he will have received in his professional career."
Newman, who played more than 200 games for Norwich in the 1990s, added: "The club is bigger than anyone. If the manager doesn't want to play you, you go and speak to him face to face, but you don't send him a text message. For me, that's disrespectful."
Sargent has scored eight goals in 25 appearances this season, after starting it with six in the first five games.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe 2025-26 FA Cup fourth-round draw will take place on Monday, 12 January at approximately 18:35 GMT.
Proceedings will take place before kick-off in the third-round tie between Liverpool and Barnsley at Anfield.
Former England internationals Steven Gerrard and Joe Cole will conduct the draw that will consist of 32 teams live on TNT Sports.
Supporters can also follow the draw on the BBC Sport website and app.
All matches will be played around the weekend commencing Saturday, 14 February.
Unlike in previous years, there are no replays if matches end as a draw. All ties will go to extra time, and if necessary, a penalty shootout.
Non-league Macclesfield are the lowest-ranked team in the draw after beating holders Crystal Palace in a remarkable 2-1 victory.
What are the ball numbers?
1. Wolverhampton Wanderers
2. Southampton
3. Aston Villa
4. Port Vale
5. Wigan Athletic
6. Ipswich Town
7. Wrexham
8. Chelsea
9. Manchester City
10. West Ham United
11. Brentford
12. Fulham
13. Sunderland
14. Liverpool or Barnsley
15. Burnley
16. Norwich City
17. Arsenal
18. Leeds United
19. West Bromwich Albion
20. Salford City or Swindon Town
21. Burton Albion
22. Grimsby Town
23. Hull City
24. Newcastle United
25. Oxford United
26. Leicester City
27. Birmingham City
28. Bristol City
29. Stoke City
30. Macclesfield
31. Brighton & Hove Albion
32. Mansfield Town
Pundits Dion Dublin and Phil Jones join host Kelly Somers to bring you the action and talking points from Sunday's FA Cup ties.
And listen back to selected full match commentaries on BBC Sounds:
Image source, Getty ImagesNorwich City boss Philippe Clement, speaking to BBC Radio Norfolk following the Canaries' 5-1 win against Walsall in the FA Cup third round:
"These are always tricky games against opponents from lower leagues. You saw several surprises in the past couple of days, so you need to take these games really seriously and the team did.
"Jovon is improving a lot. The staff is working a lot with him, like with the other players, with all the details of how to become better.
"He's already scored more goals [this season] than he scored last season in the lower league and that's positive.
"He needs to keep this hunger and desire to become better in every detail of his game because he's still a young player who can learn a lot, but he's showing good potential and I'm happy about that."
There are eight third-round ties in the FA Cup on Sunday - as Premier League and Championship teams enter the competition - and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.
Derby v Leeds (12:00) - BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Derby & BBC Radio Leeds
Portsmouth v Arsenal (14:00) - BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Radio Solent
Hull v Blackburn (14:30) - BBC Radio Humberside & BBC Radio Lancashire
Norwich v Walsall (14:30) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2, BBC Radio Norfolk & BBC Radio WM
Sheff Utd v Mansfield (14:30) - BBC Radio Sheffield & BBC Radio Nottingham
Swansea v West Brom (14:30)
West Ham v QPR (14:30) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra and BBC Radio London
Man Utd v Brighton (16:30) - BBC Radio Manchester and BBC Radio Sussex
Kick-off times GMT
Follow all of the action and reaction here
And find out how to follow the FA Cup across the BBC this weekend here
You can also listen to today's 5 Live commentaries on most smart speakers. Just say "ask BBC Sounds to play Derby County v Leeds United" or "ask BBC Sounds to play Portsmouth v Arsenal", for instance.
Find out more about how to listen to football on BBC Sounds
Phil Daley
Sports Editor, BBC Norfolk
Image source, Getty ImagesNorwich City head coach Philippe Clement has spoken to the media before their FA Cup clash with League Two side Walsall on Sunday (14:30 GMT).
Here are some of the key points:
New signing Ali Ahmed has clearance to play but has not played a match in around four weeks. Clement suggests he is not match sharp after that long out, so will not be available on Sunday.
Kenny McLean is 'touch and go'. He has a minor issue and should be fine for the following match against Wrexham.
Papa Amadou Diallo is also back in full-training, but is also not fully up to speed so will not play. Clement said he has seen some good things from him this week though.
Gabe Forsyth is also re-integrating with the first team after injury, but is further behind the others.
Clement says this weekend will be a good opportunity to give more minutes to players he has not seen much of yet.
On January: "It's a tricky window and you really need some luck. I hope we have a few choices and the recruitment team are working really hard. We will see what happens in the next few weeks."
On the FA Cup: "I watched Match of The Day since I was a young boy and the FA Cup is a special competition. It's an important game for us. A lot of squads and teams make special memories in this competition and we want to go as far as possible. I hate if players or staff think any game is not as important as another as I want to build a winning culture."
On Walsall: Clement says his players need to understand that it's a massive game. He won cups in Belgium and says some of the toughest games were against teams everyone expected them to win.
You can listen to full live commentary of Norwich City v Walsall with BBC Radio Norfolk on FM and DAB and online from 14:00 GMT on Sunday.
Image source, Norwich City FCNorwich City academy manager Joe Shulberg has left the club to link up with former Canaries head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup.
Thorup was appointed by Austrian club Rapid Vienna on 30 December, his first management job since leaving Carrow Road last April.
Shulberg joined Norwich in 2017 and having become academy boss in the summer of 2023, stepped up to work with the first team on a temporary basis in September of the following year.
He will be an assistant coach at Rapid, who are currently seventh in the Austrian Bundesliga, and Thorup has also recruited former Norwich analyst Alan Arac to be part of his backroom team.
In a statement, Rapid have "warmly welcomed" Shulberg to the club and state he is the first Englishman to join the club's coaching staff in 100 years.
Former Cardiff and Southampton player Stanley Willmott worked with legendary Rapid boss Dionys Schonecker during the 1925-26 season.
Marc Webber
BBC Radio 5Live reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesNorwich City sporting director Ben Knapper (left) and head coach Philippe Clement
The January transfer window becomes crucial if you are in a pickle.
And Norwich City are still in a positional pickle in the Championship, even though Philippe Clement has got them close to an escape.
So, the club has to be a player in this window.
It will be Norwich's most crucial and fascinating window for a long while. But that's not because of who they will buy, but more who will do the buying.
Sporting director Ben Knapper has been roundly condemned for his purchases in the recent windows. The shouts of "Knapper Out" at Carrow Road early in the season are testament to fan sentiment around his decisions.
There is a feeling he is at the last chance saloon in terms of the previous purchases he has made. But, to be fair, he is starting to get credit for some late bloomers, like Jovon Makama.
However, the new head coach is no mug. And you get the sense he would have demanded more control over new signings as part of his contract.
So, the question is, who is calling the shots on Norwich's transfer window?
Is Knapper leading decisions to prove to fans he knows what he is doing? Or is Clement steering the ship, with Knapper crossing the T's and dotting the I's? Or, is it a mix?
Only time - and new faces - will tell.
As long as it takes Norwich forward, do fans care who calls the shots?
Image source, Getty ImagesPhilippe Clement watches Norwich lose to Stoke
Norwich City boss Philippe Clement insisted that the Canaries still have much work to do to avoid relegation from the Championship.
Clement felt his side faded in their 2-0 home loss to Stoke and said they must all improve.
He told BBC Radio Norfolk: "I had the feeling at half-time that we could grab the game and make the difference in the second half, and give an extra push with our team.
"But we didn't realise that on the pitch and also the changes we made, we didn't raise our level. I think on Stoke's side, they raised their level with the changes they made, so in the second half, they were better and deserved this win.
"I know the reality. I know we're not where we want to be, so we know there's still a lot of work to be done with making players here better and making them more fit, and also getting in new players to raise the level."
Philippe Clement: 'They are all together'
Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement has been looking ahead to their Championship clash with Stoke City on Sunday (15:00 GMT) when they will be looking for a fourth win in six games.
Here are some of the key points:
• A few players have knocks ahead of their fifth game in 15 days. There are no major injury issues but a few players will be assessed right up to kick-off.
• Papa Amadou Diallo is expected back in light training next week after injury. The Senegalese winger has been out since September.
• Clement has been delighted by the team spirit in recent weeks. He says he‘s pleased to see players who haven’t been selected celebrating wins just as much as those who have.
• The head coach is asking home fans to turn up the volume and help the players through the last game or a busy spell. He says the players have been enjoying hearing new chants and songs from the stands about themselves.
• Clement was full of praise for Stoke boss Mark Robins. He says they have a clear way of playing and reminds Norwich fans not to forget that most teams are still above them in The Championship so they will need to keep producing good performances to escape the bottom three.
You can listen to full live commentary of Norwich City v Stoke City with BBC Radio Norfolk on FM and DAB from 14:00 on Sunday.
Image source, ShutterstockNorwich boss Philippe Clement praised winger Matej Jurasek for his contribution to their 2-0 Championship win at Queens Park Rangers.
The 22-year-old Czech has struggled to establish himself since arriving at Carrow Road from Slavia Prague 12 months ago on a five-and-a-half-year contract.
The game against QPR was only his sixth start for the club but he provided the cross which enabled Josh Sargent to head Norwich in front early in the second half.
Jurasek had earlier had a chance to score his first Canaries goal, but was denied by a save from Paul Nardi.
"We've been working really hard with Matej - and he's been working really hard to get physically better so he can play his game," Clement told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"We know his technical qualities and it was not only that action [the cross for the goal], he had several other good ones also.
"I think he can be in the next couple of months like a new transfer and we will need that to get to where we want to get to."
Jovon Makama scored Norwich's second goal as the Canaries moved to within a point of safety by climbing to 22nd place.
But Clement revealed it had been touch and go whether the young forward would be involved because of illness.
The Belgian boss said: "He didn't train for two days because he had a fever. But he wanted to be here and I wanted to have him if there was a possibility he felt better.
"We tried to get him on the pitch and he showed resilience - I think he is taking really big steps on the mental side. A few weeks ago, he would not have played this game."
Image source, Getty ImagesNorwich City boss Philippe Clement was proud of his side's improved physicality as they made it three wins from their last five games by beating Queens Park Rangers.
Josh Sargent and Jovon Makama were on target in the second half and the Canaries are now only one point behind Portsmouth, the team immediately above the relegation places.
"It's a difficult place to come because the pitch makes it hard to play the football we normally want to play, so that's a very positive point that the team showed they can adapt to the circumstances against a team with a strong home reputation," he told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"You see a team where everybody is fighting, where everybody is doing a job and the players are growing physically and mentally.
"We saw the defence of QPR was struggling against our players in the first half so we wanted to give a big push because we still had the power - two or three months ago, everyone was talking about the physical downfall in the second half and now we can give an extra push.
"Those are important things if you want to be successful and when you want to get consecutive results."
Norwich are at home to Stoke City on Sunday and their squad depth has been increased by the return of goalkeeper Vicente Reyes from a loan spell at Peterborough United.
