Riis 'on track' for Stoke return - Struber

Bristol City forward Emil Riis is "on track" to be available for the trip to Stoke on Saturday, according to head coach Gerhard Struber.

The Dane came off at half-time during the win against Southampton on 21 October with an undisclosed injury, and also missed the win against Birmingham City last Saturday.

"Emil is back, everything is good, and he is available on Saturday," Struber told BBC Radio Bristol.

The Robins still remain without a number of players because of injury, particularly across their midfield, with Joe Williams, Jason Knight and Max Bird all out for a number of weeks now.

Struber said while it has brought better connections between those playing, he wants to be able to rotate more "fresh legs" into the team to maximise the style of play he wants to see.

"I am very unhappy that we have a situation like that," he said.

"We work hard, we have a better picture in this way, but right now it's a very small roster, especially the last game. You could see how close was it in the end [against Birmingham] to bring the points home."

Struber added that discussions have taken place with owner Steve Lansdown to add reinforcements in the January transfer window.

"We have a big trust in this group. We have to bring players back from injuries and then we want to use the transfer window in January, and I would say our owner is hungry this season," he said.

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