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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.+ N) ?* q& m. Y7 \3 i* \: q* q, f# F
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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.3 e- Q0 v$ N( C; }
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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.& f% |6 h5 B; Z4 S) B
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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.8 l8 b7 z0 ~# R0 D: B \% R+ M
. ~# m+ x. F- [/ u2 g5 U"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.( \. n; y9 P3 D1 X T7 y$ L
S4 Q f c& K8 H+ p M" O"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.0 F& Y# C& B* h6 I% u. t
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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., p$ k1 J$ V. m
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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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, L9 T% v* j( _+ `; 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."0 \( g# | ~0 R: `. @. B, J
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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."
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5 x% w$ y; F7 Q S# BJovetic joined Fiorentina from Partizan Belgrade in 2008, but is now scheduled to travel to Manchester to finalise personal terms with City.5 E* d9 ^* h4 Y7 A/ c7 O$ I P
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