City pursued Jovetic as part of a double swoop last summer .
Fiorentina held on to the 23 - year - old fans ' favourite amid fears of a huge backlash from supporters if they sold Jovetic .
City pursued Jovetic as part of a double swoop last summer but Fiorentina held on to the 23 - year - old fans ' favourite amid fears of a huge backlash from supporters if they sold him .