ker ▁David ▁Tre zeg uet , ▁K ova če vić ▁found ▁less ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁squad ▁under ▁manager ▁Carlo ▁An cel otti , ▁making ▁ 2 7 ▁appearances ▁in ▁all ▁compet itions ▁( 2 0 ▁of ▁which ▁came ▁in ▁Serie ▁A ), ▁mostly ▁from ▁the ▁ben ch , ▁and ▁scoring ▁only ▁six ▁goals ▁( five ▁in ▁Serie ▁A ). ▁The ▁Ju vent us ▁management ▁felt ▁K ova če vić ▁was ▁under ach ieving ▁and ▁soon ▁both ▁parties ▁were ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁move ▁out ▁of ▁Italy , ▁with ▁clubs ▁such ▁as ▁R angers ▁willing ▁to ▁offer ▁£ 1 2 m ▁for ▁the ▁Ser bian ' s ▁services . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁K ova če vić ▁spent ▁a ▁brief ▁time ▁with ▁Laz io ▁( as ▁part - swap ▁deal ▁with ▁Marcel o ▁Sal as ), ▁making ▁only ▁seven ▁appearances , ▁before ▁moving ▁back ▁to ▁Spain ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁K ova če vić ▁eventually ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁at ▁which ▁he ▁found ▁his ▁most ▁success , ▁Real ▁Soci edad . ▁K ova če vić ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁spend ▁ 6 ▁more ▁seasons ▁at ▁the ▁club , ▁net ting ▁in ▁ 5 1 ▁goals ▁in ▁his ▁second ▁spell ▁with ▁Soci edad . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season ▁would ▁be ▁K ova če vić ' s ▁last ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁side , ▁ending ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁re leg ation .