Onel Hernandez will be available for City’s match against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday at Carrow Road (kick-off 3pm).
Hernandez missed out on last week’s win over Rotherham United due to an injury with his hamstring, but is back sooner than expected.
City boss Daniel Farke said: “We expected him [Onel Hernandez] to not be back this week, but he is and he has been back in training for the last few days.”
However the game will come too soon for Moritz Leitner who remains out with a calf injury which has saw him miss City’s games against Rotherham United and Hull City.