Martin Olsson back training at Norwich following shoulder surgery

Norwich City left-back Martin Olsson has returned to light training following an operation on his shoulder.

The Swede underwent surgery just days after Norwich booked their place in the Premier League following their Sky Bet Championship play-off victory over Middlesbrough.

Manager Alex Neil is hopeful the former Blackburn defender will not miss too many matches on their return to the top flight but has all-but ruled him out of the season-opener against Crystal Palace on August 8.

The operation forced Olsson to miss international matches for Sweden against Montenegro and Norway in June, but Neil insists his recovery is going well.

"Martin is doing really well. He has been joining in and doing all the running with the rest of the boys. He is getting his fitness up and we are hoping he is going to be fit sooner rather than later," Neil said in the Eastern Daily Press.

Frustrated

"I don't want to put a time-scale on it, in terms of the start of the season, because I don't think he is going to get any games in between now and then. I don't think he'll make the first game (against Crystal Palace), however, it shouldn't be too long after that."

And while news on Olsson's recovery is positive, Neil has been left frustrated at not being able to get transfer targets to the Norfolk club. 

I don't think he'll make the first game against Crystal Palace but it shouldn't bee too long after that.

Hull City boss Steven Bruce confirmed Norwich have yet to improve on their latest £6m offer for wing-back Robbie Brady, the 22-year-old Republic of Ireland international having been involved in the friendly at Chesterfield on Wednesday night.

"As we stand at the minute, it seems like a bit of a stalemate," Bruce told the Hull Daily Mail.

"We have made a stance on it and made ourselves pretty clear. Unless they meet the valuation that the owners want, then he will remain a Hull City player. It is as simple as that."