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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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The forward, who scored 13 goals in 31 appearances last season, has previously been linked with several of City's Premier League rivals.) s4 c9 t8 w& z6 g
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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.9 j5 T5 k, Z7 z4 _' ]
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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.) A2 M" B `* W z
0 U& C, v% O, r2 Z2 S: Z( s0 K"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.1 h1 r: ]+ s3 \- I4 P
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"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.
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( K/ V% h7 T; j- y/ w9 x1 V"I will be leaving a very strong Fiorentina and I'm happy about that. I wish that they can win the scudetto.' r1 V* H% X$ e! P1 z x
+ C$ m2 d0 N9 O9 z"It would have been nice to play with Mario Gomez, but I wanted a change of scenery.
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: X( S8 _8 u; }' C: l/ F& X" J* f2 S"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."3 Y8 I. e- y [8 S3 p
d3 H* p: X* T" c4 U2 sViola 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 P' M. N0 D$ S. EJovetic joined Fiorentina from Partizan Belgrade in 2008, but is now scheduled to travel to Manchester to finalise personal terms with City.2 F5 X7 r% e& M: G* G# R' j* q
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