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Fiorentina confirmed on Thursday that an agreement has been reached with City for the Montenegro international to move to the Etihad Stadium.
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The forward, who scored 13 goals in 31 appearances last season, has previously been linked with several of City's Premier League rivals.
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However, he is looking forward to linking up with Manuel Pellegrini's side and a reunion with his former Fiorentina team-mate Matija Nastasic.
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+ S" t/ E2 f0 l4 Z"Florence will remain in my heart," the 23-year-old told firenzeviola.it. "I came here as a boy and I'm leaving as a man. This is a beautiful city and I was really fine.
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"But I'm happy to go to City because they play in the Premier League and they are a very important team. I just want to win something.% o1 f+ O- n( {; @2 J( P! @! m
: {8 Q7 z7 ^' M"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.+ n) P% l4 \5 a& q7 A2 c! a
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"I will be leaving a very strong Fiorentina and I'm happy about that. I wish that they can win the scudetto.
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2 q! `* G( ~' O8 R/ L"It would have been nice to play with Mario Gomez, but I wanted a change of scenery.8 `+ x4 E3 P; ?* z
% |- D1 A8 q& _5 y' ^8 J5 R% h/ N4 |"I know that Fiorentina's fans are a little angry with me, it's normal, but I have never said anything bad, either about them or about Fiorentina."6 J$ G( o3 k; D/ d9 F5 i
9 m3 `) s+ @4 U2 V( _0 s+ hViola coach Vincenzo Montella added: "Stevan gave so much to Fiorentina, but he had expressed a desire to grow elsewhere and I wish him good luck."5 G6 Q) n/ p: e3 Q) ~
* z1 R1 Z s! gJovetic joined Fiorentina from Partizan Belgrade in 2008, but is now scheduled to travel to Manchester to finalise personal terms with City.
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