Jonny Howson is a month away from making his Norwich City debut.
Howson, 23, was a £2million transfer window signing from Leeds United.
But the midfielder has yet to recover from a knee injury he picked up in early December.
He passed a stringent medical before signing from Norwich but after hoping he would be back this month, is now focusing on playing in early March.
Norwich signed Howson for an initial £750,000 with the fee rising following appearances and other add-ons.