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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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* l( [# r7 }" _9 L- YThe 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.
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7 z6 ]7 X0 W9 L; \"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.( O- q( v0 i0 ~, H& k
$ u9 P- B; d( C2 |0 r8 v9 F$ n"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.
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"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.
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2 J# V; b/ }' y" H* `"I will be leaving a very strong Fiorentina and I'm happy about that. I wish that they can win the scudetto.2 F. C3 e4 H" w6 s8 u
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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."( c1 |8 m2 p2 h: b" @/ a" b
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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."* W6 {' I0 f" l# {0 m
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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.3 b) A; T: N) t( U2 b4 R
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