Stevan Jovetić is a Montenegrin footballer who plays
as a striker for Manchester City and the Montenegrin national team.
Born: November 2, 1989 (age 23), Podgorica,
Montenegro
Height: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Nationality: Montenegrin
Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
Salary: 2.5 million EUR (2012)
Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetic 23 is the latest
acquisition for the 2011-12 premier league champions Manchester City.
According to the Serie A club, Man City have agreed
a fee to sign the Montenegro forward who
scored 13 goals in 31 appearances last season to help Fiorentina finish fourth
in Serie A.
Foirentina who missed out on champions league
football by a whisker to AC Milan on the final day wrote on their official
twitter account on Thursday, “there had been an agreement reached with
Manchester City football club for the permanent transfer of the player Stevan
Jovetic.”
The 28 million pounds (42.56) rated striker has been
a hot property since last year and has also been linked to premier league champions
Manchester United, Arsenal and Italian Champions Juventus.
He was under the keen eye of former City manager
Roberto Mancini during his tenure at the Etihad but it is the new manager
Manuel Pellegrini who has secured the services of the striker.
City who won their first ever tittle in 44 years
during the 2010-11 season under Mancini but lost the prestigious crown to their
local bitter rivals Manchester United, are looking to strengthen their squad
this season in a bid to reclaim their lost glory.
Under new manager City have already signed Brazilian
midfielder Fernandinho from Shaktar Donetski, Spain winger Jesus Navas from
Sevilla and have agreed a deal for Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo. They have
sold want away Argentine Striker Carlos Tevez to Juventus to create space for
more players.
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