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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.. I& M5 c- l: q* U" v& O) N$ `
0 c8 L* A! P) x: h) r3 f2 c& A6 VThe 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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0 W" q; u* z$ o- ~: JHowever, he is looking forward to linking up with Manuel Pellegrini's side and a reunion with his former Fiorentina team-mate Matija Nastasic., b4 @9 t9 S7 s/ V" O4 z, \
4 i7 @3 Y* E/ E; [) j"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.$ ~0 r1 o3 m1 l, j# G/ _8 s
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"And then I'll find my great friend Nastasic.
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3 R' o0 M' G, K5 [ O+ c"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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% R) \4 i1 p( p( \6 R4 c: j"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."
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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.1 a; e0 A' I/ I0 q1 y3 X+ y: Y
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