Major Vucinic boost for Jazira

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  • Vucinic was speaking at an Adidas event in Dubai.

    The former Roma and Juventus hitman has been out of action since last November after tearing his cruciate ligaments and Pride of Abu Dhabi coach Henk ten Cate stated last week that he would not return to the pitch for several months.

    “Mirko’s not fit. He’s not going to be fit soon,” said the Dutchman after Jazira’s recent pre-season friendly win over East Riffa.

    But Vucinic told Sport360 Friday that he is ahead of schedule and will soon be available for selection, with the fixture in the first Super Cup match to be staged outside of the UAE firmly at the forefront of his mind.

    “My injury has got better and I hope I will be ready in a couple of weeks for the Super Cup. My progress has been going well and I’m pleased with where I am after the serious injury.

    “The season-opening match gives us the chance to win a trophy that everybody at the club wants us to win and I believe we can do it.”

    News of Vucinic’s earlier than expected comeback serves as a major boost for the Abu Dhabi club.

    The 32-year-old Montenegrin plundered 25 goals in 23 AGL games during his debut 2014/15 campaign and became an instant fan favourite before injury restricted him to five goals in nine appearances last term.

    “Last season was very difficult for me due to my knee injury and missing lots of football but I was happy to see the team lift the President’s Cup trophy,” the three-time Serie A title winner said.

    “My first season in Al Jazira was very, very good. I scored lots of goals but unfortunately the team didn’t win anything collectively. Now, I hope to score more goals again and contribute to winning a trophy with this team,” Vucinic said while supporting adidas’ #FirstNeverFollows Grand Finale event at Dubai Sports World.

    Vucinic also confirmed that he will fill one spot in the club’s four-man foreign player quota for this coming campaign, joining Mbark Boussoufa and Jefferson Farfan.

    But boss Ten Cate still has a decision to make over his fourth selection.

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