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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.. Q+ Q3 S3 @" u% o# d' }: D* ~) [# u( r
H: H. D" Z* gHowever, he is looking forward to linking up with Manuel Pellegrini's side and a reunion with his former Fiorentina team-mate Matija Nastasic.% K0 Q$ ?6 [7 d$ m7 V6 m
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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.' b# K, z1 C8 W3 W: e' `$ `
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"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.# A) p6 _ B9 L {+ {6 J
+ J5 j; [2 V8 M! J"I will be leaving a very strong Fiorentina and I'm happy about that. I wish that they can win the scudetto.6 n4 `. \5 E3 A& M( r3 _; B3 C
6 I/ u- b- l p" c9 y* _"It would have been nice to play with Mario Gomez, but I wanted a change of scenery. K8 @8 }) c* K5 q5 _7 X: U1 D
6 ?# l/ s- l- A" Q5 E"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.
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