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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.2 j* `0 H) G# {( u
* @: ? E8 ^2 P; U8 a; YHowever, 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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6 [# d: T: Q4 L- m* V f! C# S- 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.- n) w% g2 A- h( G" [6 X
5 \+ m9 `( v7 q! A! n$ c"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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4 u1 J W0 [ h, H"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.9 I& i- T& u3 j) f1 A `. O/ C
6 K0 T1 m* Q1 _# ^"I will be leaving a very strong Fiorentina and I'm happy about that. I wish that they can win the scudetto.. N5 ?: [/ \& n& \
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"It would have been nice to play with Mario Gomez, but I wanted a change of scenery.
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"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."
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0 [3 `' K+ j' ^% C8 f0 uViola 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.": S/ S/ i. O, y6 \
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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.# \+ z% J4 Q9 d
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