article_snippet.sent: Siem de Jong de Jong is targeting Newcastle's home clash with Swansea later this month for a return to senior action after an eight-month injury nightmare.
article_snippet.sent: The 26-year-old Holland international midfielder played 45 minutes for the Newcastle first-team on Wednesday evening after competing Siem de Jong recovery from surgery to repair a collapsed lung.
article_snippet.sent: Head coach John Carver has hinted that de Jong could even make the 18 for Sunday's Barclays Premier League fixture against Tottenham at St James' Park, and while Siem de Jong Siem de Jong has not ruled that out, Siem de Jong sights are set the Swans' visit to Tyneside on the following weekend.
article_snippet.sent: Newcastle playmaker Siem de Jong is hopeful of returning to the Newcastle first-team before the end of the season .
article_snippet.sent: De Jong, a £6million summer signing from Ajax, has made just three senior appearances for the club, the last of De Jong, a £6million summer signing from Ajax in a 3-3 home draw with Crystal Palace on August 30 last year - his only league start to date.
highlights_snippet.sent: Siem de Jong signed for Newcastle last summer from Dutch giants
highlights_snippet.sent: de Jong has been plagued by injuries, playing just three senior games .
  