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

The midfielder limped off in last Saturday’s defeat at Cardiff and faces a lengthy spell out.

“The surgery would have meant he was out for five or six months, but he’s going to miss another five or six weeks because he’s stretched something in his knee and it takes time for that to settle down,” the coach said principal of Norwich, Johannes Hoff Thorup, for the press. conference ahead of Saturday’s Championship clash with Bristol City.

The Norfolk club are in the midst of an injury crisis that the Dane has described as the worst of his career and will be without United States international forward Josh Sargent for the next two months after he underwent surgery on a groin problem .

“Brad Hills is back in training but Saturday’s game is too early for him – he’s not fit but he can give us other options after the international break,” Thorup said.

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

“Onel Henrnadez was on the pitch today (Thursday), but coming back from an eight-week injury, we still need to develop him and he will need at least a week with the team before we can think about giving him minutes.” Thorup added.

“If we don’t pick him for Saturday’s game, which I don’t think we will, it would be unlikely that he would go, but we would decide that in the next couple of days.”

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