Daniel Farke says Teemu Pukki will be out for 2-3 weeks following a hamstring injury he suffered on international duty.
The City striker suffered an injury in his second game of the international break, which means he will be out for around 2-3 weeks.
âHe returned injured from the international games with a muscular injury from his second game for Finland. Itâs a small muscle injury so should be out for around 2-3 weeks.
âIt could be worse; he could miss the next four games which is always disappointing. He has been such an important player for us, but we will find some solutions.
âWe will be working with him every day, he canât travel to Nottingham Forest and wonât be available for Aston Villa, but we have a small hope he may return for Brentford.â
The City boss isnât upset with the staff at Finland for picking him, as Farke knows how much of an impact the striker makes when he plays.
âFinland were desperate to play him, as he is a very good player so we have to accept this and find a way to deal with it,â Farke said.
Grant Hanley has been out of action since the East Anglian derby, but is close to returning to first team action.
Farke said: âWe found some solutions for Grant [when he was injured]. Heâs certainly not back to full fitness, he has improved but on the physical side he is around 75 percent.
âThe doctor said he will see how it develops. The earliest he will be able to return will be two weeks.â
Kenny McLean has missed a number of games for City this season and Farke gave the local press an update on McLeanâs situation.
âHe [Kenny McLean] had surgery 10 days ago, he has crutches at the moment and he may be able to return to the training pitches in around 2-3 weekâs, but wonât be able to return to first team training until Mid-November.â
Max Aarons and Jamal Lewis both returned without any injuries from international duty. Aarons played one game for England Under-19s and Lewis started both games for Northern Ireland, but both looked âpretty goodâ in training.
To finish Farke delivered an update on the availability on Ben Marshall.
âBen Marshall was out for a few days during the break with illness, we had some slight knocks in training, but all the others are fine.â