The Serbia international has had little time off this summer after the World Cup, having been part of the City squad during their two-week tour of Hong Kong and China which ends today. But the 6ft 8in striker, signed from Valencia for £6million, believes he will cope with the power and pace of the top flight in this country. Zigic told Birmingham's official website: "La Liga is quite physical too. It may not be as fast as the Premier League but I will certainly do my best to adapt. "I'm pretty sure I will be able to do that. I do have to adapt a bit physically but I am working very, very hard on that in training to step up the pace. "I have also noticed in training that Birmingham are a good passing team and that is a good style to have to adapt to." Zigic was also the subject of speculation linking him with a move to Birmingham's local rivals Aston Villa before he signed his four-year deal. He said: "I am not sure about the Aston Villa interest. Maybe there could have been but I'm certainly not aware of it. "It may even have come after I had already decided to join Birmingham. Birmingham came in for me and it was something I wanted to do. I wanted to move on to the next level." Zigic has also been impressed with City manager Alex McLeish and is confident he will enjoy a good working relationship with the former Scotland boss. He said: "It's obvious that Alex is a perfect gentleman. He has got an incredible amount of experience but is still prepared to learn and I am extremely confident in being able to play for him. "It is always very difficult to predict what is going to happen but certainly personally I have always tried to better what has gone before. There is no point in turning up if you are not going to do that."
