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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 p/ ?+ g: v5 n8 Y- q$ i6 d6 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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However, he is looking forward to linking up with Manuel Pellegrini's side and a reunion with his former Fiorentina team-mate Matija Nastasic." T4 R# L: l% ?5 D3 m$ P& X
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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.
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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 S) ~: I' L. b3 }. f$ S# n
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"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.
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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.- G4 a. i4 }7 v* a, E' R$ ]7 V
+ Y+ ]3 V" a: J5 h9 ~; X) K"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."( K6 L& Y c* [. S: k6 A0 J2 R$ n
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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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