Birmingham striker Nikola Zigic could be back to help out the club's battle to retain their top flight status. The £6million summer signing from Valencia Zigic has hardly played since scoring the opening goal in Birmingham's shock Carling Cup final win over Arsenal in February.
But Blues boss Alex McLeish is hoping he suffers no reaction to his injury after training and can play some part against visiting Wolves on Sunday.
McLeish said: "We're trying to get Ziggy into the squad for the Wolves game.
"It depends on the training session and how he reacts.
"He's been training with the physio on his own and they've been putting him through his paces on a one-to-one basis. But for him to join the full group of players for training is an indication that he's ready to come back."
McLeish added: "Listen, Ziggy was at the best form since he came to the club before the injury.
"In the Carling Cup final, he scored a goal and made a goal. In the semi-final against West Ham, he transformed the game for us.
"He scored the winner against Stoke. His form was that of a top centre-forward at the time.
"To lose him, at his peak, was difficult to swallow. We also miss him when defending set-pieces sometimes. Depending on our personnel, we can be a small team.
"But then we have got players like Cameron Jerome, Kevin Phillips, Matt Derbyshire who are the sole surviving strikers and these are all terrific players in their own right."
