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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.1 W7 K5 J2 @% A1 u: b, e! `
8 n6 m( L) Q1 g1 F/ uThe forward, who scored 13 goals in 31 appearances last season, has previously been linked with several of City's Premier League rivals.3 }8 Z4 n' Y# g7 R( E7 L
' R; O, k4 N# ]" F4 hHowever, 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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"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.$ @$ ~. L( f/ P+ |
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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.
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5 ? [5 l: q! J. N c2 P$ E"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.
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# p9 {# p6 N3 n7 I3 @9 t"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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& c, {) h; l. l0 L8 [* Y"It would have been nice to play with Mario Gomez, but I wanted a change of scenery./ `! u* }- ]* s. y
1 Q6 ?) N3 L: A6 [5 o9 w# L"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.": u" ?: w' ^& w# I4 l& d
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Viola 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."( e) E) G1 j9 }9 a3 @4 A$ X
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Jovetic 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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