No surgery for Forsyth but injuries not clearing up for Canaries

Gabriel Forsyth joined Norwich from Hamilton Academical in June 2023

Norwich City have been boosted by the news Gabriel Forsyth will not require surgery on a knee injury but will still be sidelined for more than a month.

The midfielder limped off during last Saturday's defeat at Cardiff and is facing an extended period out of action.

"Surgery would have meant he was out for five or six months but he'll still miss five or six weeks because he extended something in his knee and it takes time for that to settle down," Norwich head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup told a press conference before their Championship match with Bristol City on Saturday.

The Norfolk club are in the middle of an injury crisis which the Dane has called the worst in his career and they will be missing United States international forward Josh Sargent for the next two months after he had surgery on a groin problem.

"Brad Hills is back in training but Saturday's game is too early for him - he's not match fit but he can give us other options after the international break," said Thorup.

Midfielder Onel Hernandez has been called up to the Cuba squad for Concacaf Nations League games against St Kitts and Nevis, but Thorup thinks it is unlikely he will travel.

"Onel Henrnadez was on the grass today (Thursday) but coming back from an eight week injury, we still need to build him up and he'll need at least a week with the team before we can start thinking about giving him minutes," added Thorup.

"If we don't select him for the match on Saturday, which I don't think we will, it would be unlikely for him to go away but that's something we would decide in the next couple of days."

In total, Norwich are missing 11 first-team players at the moment including goalkeeper Angus Gunn and midfielder Marcelino Nunez.