Two teams in transition meet this afternoon when Norwich City travel to face Standard Liege in a pre-season friendly.

The Canaries are on a mission to overhaul their style of play and promotion prospects on a shoestring budget under Johannes Hoff Thorup, with his players still getting to grips with new demands as they head across Belgium.

Their hosts are battling significant trouble themselves, however, with off-pitch instability distracting from their attempts to improve on a 10th-placed finish last term.

A game was postponed in May when fans blocked the team bus in a protest against owners 777 Partners, and the controversial group is reportedly now looking to offload the club after their Belgian football assets were frozen by a court in the country.

A transfer ban was imposed in January after the club failed to meet transfer payments for two players signed before their owners' takeover, and in the same month former Norwich loanee Isaac Hayden departed midway through his agreed spell at the Maurice Dufrasne Stadion, saying he hadn't been paid in full.

But head coach Ivan Leko has soldiered on, boosted by the signings of four new players with no transfer fees attached.

Former Clement Foot striker Grejohn Kyei could feature after a mixed spell in the French top tier, as could former Atalanta and Dinamo Zagreb centre-back Bosko Sutalo.

Left-back Boli Bolingoli has also moved to Liege from KV Mechelen, while 22-year-old defensive midfielder Marko Bulat joins on loan from Dinamo.

Young full-back Guilherme Montoia is likely to start for the visitors, who are still waiting to confirm their second signing of the summer while transfer target Callum Doyle trains in the US with Manchester City.

The game comes too soon for Josh Sargent and Jose Cordoba, who will return to team training next week, but Scottish trio Grant Hanley, Kenny McLean and Angus Gunn have been back with Thorup's group alongside Marcelino Nunez.