Source: Team_Talk
McLeish relishing Zigic arrival
irmingham striker Nikola Zigic will report for duty after only a mini break following the World Cup to have time to adapt for the new season.[LNB] Zigic was part of Serbia's squad in South Africa but will link up with his new team-mates next Monday in time for City's pre-season tour of Hong Kong and China beginning on July 14.[LNB]Blues boss Alex McLeish has taken into account that Zigic did not feature regularly for Valencia last season in deciding not to give the player a lengthier summer holiday.[LNB]McLeish, who splashed out £6million on Zigic, said: "He certainly didn't play as many games as the lads in our squad last season when, for a long time, we fielded virtually an unchanged team.[LNB]"He should be fine and in any case we've got to get him up to a level of fitness where he's ready for the Premier League."[LNB]McLeish, who has also signed goalkeeper Ben Foster from Manchester United for £6million, added: "We will be showing Nikola some of the footage from last season which should give him a good insight into what he should expect.[LNB]"The Premier League is rough, tough and, while Nikola is a big lad, the Premier League is hard in terms of aggression and that different style of football."[LNB]McLeish is adopting his normal stance of not discussing potential transfer targets but it is understood Marseille's Ghana winger Andre Ayew, who impressed during his country's run to the quarter-finals, is on his radar.
