Smiles of disbelief are sure to be a common sight in Manchester tonight, with the revelation that injury-prone Stevan Jovetić has returned to training after yet another injury following his summer move from Fiorentina. The Montenegrin has been plagued by injuries for some time now, and this has led to some labelling the former La Viola star a flop in Manchester due to a lack of effect in what has been a rampant City side thus far.
The 24-year-old joined in July as a new player at the Etihad, and was met with open arms by the City support, given his reputation in Italy. Whilst at times Jovetić has played and impressed, he has spent much of the season out with various injuries, which has annoyed many City fans, considering Manuel Pellegrini paid £22 million to bring the attacker to England.
It has become somewhat of a joke amongst City fans regarding Jovetić’s series of injuries throughout the campaign, and some have started to question whether he even signed for The Blues. Whilst this is obviously a joke, you’d have been forgiven for thinking the player was still plying his trade in Italy, seeing as how little he has contributed to Manchester City’s season in the grand scheme of things.
There will be many relieved at the pictures circulating showing Jovetić back in training once again. Various reporters working for the media in Manchester had been reporting the Montenegrin would return to training this week, and they were not wrong. Whilst it may be too late for the player to regain fitness in time for Cardiff’s visit to The Citizens on Saturday, he could well make a cameo in City’s trip to West Ham United in the Capital One Cup semi-final second leg, into which City take a 6-0 lead from the home leg.
