Norwich City have been handed a massive boost as striker Nelson Oliveira has been declared fit to face Barnsley this weekend, according to a report on the official club website.
The forward has had a frustrating start to the season due to injuries which have kept him out of action.
However, Norwich manager Daniel Farke has revealed that the striker is fully fit and can’t wait to get back on the pitch for the Canaries.
He trained with us on Tuesday and had no problems. Obviously we had to be careful but he is available for tomorrow and that’s really good news.
He had big problems with his calf but now everything is sorted. He looked good in training and hopefully he can train and play and score consistently now.
Farke also gave injury updates on long-term absentees Alex Pritchard and Jamal Lewis, with both players expected to make a comeback to the first-team squad soon.
Alex was back in team training on Wednesday and that’s really good news. He has a smile on his face and is happy to be back. He may play for Under-23s on Monday. We have to be careful because it was a long break for him.
We also have some good news on Jamal. He could return to team training after Cardiff.
The manager was still unsure about the fitness of Cameron Jerome and James Maddison, saying that he will need to make late decisions on whether to include them in the match-day squad.
The other notable absentees are Steven Naismith, Alex Tettey, Matt Jarvis and Louis Thompson.
