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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. z; t Y* [. Z Z" B+ ?
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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.
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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.: p6 U% n! s! F j, x5 \1 O
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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., b9 a- u! F n, e$ W2 Y
, T- a) C) m T& f8 z: h- D"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.( C S2 h' C( @ p2 g
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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." C4 z8 l/ D6 y4 _- H% I
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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."5 d7 B V( K2 b: B9 N
" m8 y6 o- r/ s" U4 X E! EJovetic joined Fiorentina from Partizan Belgrade in 2008, but is now scheduled to travel to Manchester to finalise personal terms with City./ S U5 `4 f) k* o
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