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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.0 L0 b9 S; V) u" b# }' F6 z. L
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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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( t' A: f& K) pHowever, he is looking forward to linking up with Manuel Pellegrini's side and a reunion with his former Fiorentina team-mate Matija Nastasic.# @/ @- f8 {, M! w& f. B
. _+ M2 `9 Y1 _* c, k"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./ R' I" V6 [. G% S* F3 r0 K
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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.: q" k! [& e$ i
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"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.7 e- w9 J0 g% g$ I! Q5 v' G
; T5 `& E/ j' y! `9 r"I will be leaving a very strong Fiorentina and I'm happy about that. I wish that they can win the scudetto.: V) q+ s: O. P ?
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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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( G1 @+ S/ b4 z, i) Q"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."; b5 t4 e/ n% Z# P8 V# A
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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.", a$ x$ a! {+ a6 S
( F8 D/ \! K! ?) m0 R" y$ K8 A0 |5 BJovetic 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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