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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.% \; W& Y- t. F/ K) K
" e8 Y' K: A6 U0 `) K* G" TThe forward, who scored 13 goals in 31 appearances last season, has previously been linked with several of City's Premier League rivals.1 g8 t+ E4 o6 m2 |
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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.
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; b1 _' d- |0 W( m+ f"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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" Z' Q5 W" [8 f, _/ }"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic., Q$ q$ H" A1 {' k Q3 A9 J
9 L9 B: g6 @: b" z"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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"It would have been nice to play with Mario Gomez, but I wanted a change of scenery.
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# Z* D, N& `/ E) ]3 l8 S3 l4 }5 }"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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$ K: ~5 D! ~% t y! \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."
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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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