Sevilla have confirmed the signing offormer Manchester City forward Stevan Jovetic on-loan from Interfor the remainder of the season, with an option to buy.
The Andalusian club tweeted pictures of the Montenegrin striker undergoing a medical, before being presented with the number 16 shirt, alongside manager Jorge Sampaoli.
Presentación oficial de @sjovetic �⚽ #SevillaFC pic.twitter.com/yGFInQISYp
Jovetic joins La Liga's second placed side after having had a varied career - most notably playing for Partizan Belgrade, Fiorentina and Inter, as well as winning 40 caps for his native Montenegro.
In another tweet from the club, the 27-year-old apparently cited former Manchester City teammate Samir Nasri, as one of the influences behind his decision to move to the south of Spain.
PRESENTATIONS l @sjovetic: "@SamNasri19 told me that #SevillaFC was a good club" pic.twitter.com/dgCeCUo75R
Inter also released astatement:Stevan Jovetic has been loaned to Sevilla FC until June 30th 2017, where the Spanish side has an option to make the transfer permanent.�
By reported estimates, the fee to make the deal a permanent one is setat around€14 million.
The forward is Sevilla second January signing following the capture of defender Clement Lenglet from French side AS Nancy.