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Manchester City will resist any attempt from Italy to take Stevan Jovetic on loan - even though the Montenegrin striker is struggling to settle at the Etihad.

Jovetic has been targeted by both Inter Milan and Roma for

But City have told both clubs that the 24-year-old is going nowhere and that he remains a big part of Manuel Pellegrini’s plans despite an injury-hit start on the pitch and an inability to settle off it.

Despite Jovetic’s agent insisting during the week

, Sunday Mirror Sport can reveal that he has not taken to life in the north of England.

The former Partizan Belgrade forward has started just three games since he arrived from Fiorentina in the summer in a £22million deal because of constant injury problems.

He has been sidelined for the last eight games with a calf problem and City have now admitted defeat in their efforts to get him fit for the midweek Champions League trip to Bayern Munich.

The club are confident that Jovetic will adjust to life in Manchester once he is playing regularly.

Reports that he is pining for a return to Italy have promoted both Inter and Roma to make enquiries about a loan deal, but City have rejected the approaches.

Pellegrini’s plans hinge on having four strikers in his squad, despite the outstanding partnership that has developed

Jovetic left his Podgorica home as a schoolboy to pursue his football dream in Belgrade.

And had few problems adjusting to life in Italy when he moved to Florence when he was still a teenager.

A City insider said: “It’s been tough for Stevan, but once he is fit and playing against there is a belief at the club he will finally begin to settle.”