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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.7 Q3 Q3 l) Y s9 |& M' E2 L8 X4 n
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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." K# M. P( ]+ {& d" ^
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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 W, P( V/ |3 a# `/ Q. ["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.5 N: V# m$ E% x2 q/ G3 [
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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.% s. Q5 x) C O+ Q2 Q' g* o/ u4 ]
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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.+ v1 t1 i6 i* k0 V9 M2 g2 [' i' L2 l( j
8 D0 r# I. u J2 p( d- j"It would have been nice to play with Mario Gomez, but I wanted a change of scenery.2 \2 b, {7 S6 I7 V3 o% a0 e
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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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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.% l: c: z: p4 d7 k+ M" Y
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