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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 ]: c; D" E6 M+ M1 ?) Q0 D) r
: z$ w6 C) G6 L, \ FThe 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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4 i8 h% _9 L e% JHowever, 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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# z& A/ J! p6 ]/ U4 V7 w8 G. ^$ A"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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"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.6 q9 L( V- l U! ~4 o* E
6 P6 a9 R- z% Y( e"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.! E8 W( F( K; q& A% o
$ ^) m' _6 V6 C z" c0 M2 I- W! x/ M/ `"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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"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."& a, X; N4 M+ W6 P) o( z# }4 w
! `. c2 w0 b- Y8 |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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