Saints striker Ross Stewart has been pictured in full training with manager Ivan Juric and the squad _(Image: Matt Watson / Southampton FC)_
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SAINTS striker Ross Stewart has been pictured in full team training ahead of Ivan Juric's side's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.
The 28 year old has not featured for Saints since October, when he was withdrawn injured after 27 minutes of his first start for the club.
Stewart made four substitute appearances under former manager Russell Martin before starting at Arsenal and suffering another injury.
The Scotland international signed for Saints from Sunderland for a fee of around £9million while injured in 2023 and has made just nine appearances.
Ross Stewart has been pictured in Saints team training ahead of Crystal Palace _(Image: Matt Watson / Southampton FC)_
He recently made an under-21s appearance against the Black Cats, playing 45 minutes of a 3-3 draw, but was left out of their next matches.
Medical staff had noticed a slight reaction to the minutes and, while no re-injury was suffered, sensibly decided to scale back his return.
However, Saints have now gone heavy on their promotion of Stewart's involvement in full team training on the club's return from the international break.
Returning striker Stewart featured in six of the 30 pictures shared by the club on their website from a training session at the end of last week.
Ross Stewart has been pictured in Saints team training ahead of Crystal Palace _(Image: Matt Watson / Southampton FC)_
Boss Juric is set to hold a pre-match press conference ahead of taking on Crystal Palace at 1:30pm on Tuesday, where he will deliver an update on Stewart.
The Croatian had previously admitted he had not spoken to Stewart, who was yet to train with the first team since Juric's arrival in December.
Juric's current forward options consist of Paul Onuachu and Cameron Archer, while he has also deployed several midfielders as false nines.