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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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; ~- [9 N0 _: c( KThe 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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However, 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 f8 `) Z/ l) ?2 F; Q5 C"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., K& w1 w/ @/ l* `0 y9 r O8 l
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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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& D3 g8 t( f# N. a9 w+ Q0 r"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic." ^$ x0 q1 _2 @8 O W# [
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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.
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"It would have been nice to play with Mario Gomez, but I wanted a change of scenery.1 ?8 a! f' u& l t
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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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. C# D( h3 d6 F: J* o0 y R6 ~2 oViola 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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- p$ D& z( B* U0 |" HJovetic joined Fiorentina from Partizan Belgrade in 2008, but is now scheduled to travel to Manchester to finalise personal terms with City.1 E) x6 A0 C/ c( Z
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