Stevan Jovetic to Inter Milan on 18-Month Loan

Stevan Jovetic will join Inter Milan on an 18-month loan with the idea of making it a permanent move, per Manchester City.

On July 28, Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News reported Jovetic passed his medical at Inter. 

Jovetic posted on his Twitter account as he headed to Milan to finalise the transfer:

The move doesn't come as a huge surprise, as Inter manager Roberto Mancini has vocally sung Jovetic's praises this summer.

"We really need an attacker because we only have two players up front at the moment," Mancini told Corriere dello Sport (h/t Richard Jolly of ESPN FC). "I already tried to sign Jovetic in my last season with Manchester City, but he arrived when I was gone. He can play as a focal point or as a support striker but could also feature on the wings."

That versatility was never utilised at City, where the 25-year-old dealt with injuries and ultimately played a diminished role with the club, appearing in just 30 games (10 starts) and accumulating eight goals and four assists.  

Those numbers were a far cry from the production he had with Fiorentina (27 goals and eight assists between 2011 and 2013) that led City to sign him for £22 million in the summer of 2013. 

Still, with Sergio Aguero entrenched as the starting striker, Wilfried Bony and Edin Dzeko (if he remains with the club) waiting in reserve and Raheem Sterling signed to bring more potency to the wings, it's hard to see where Jovetic would have fit in with City this season.

At Inter, he has the chance to shine and reinvigorate what was a promising career before it was slightly detoured at City.

His versatility, playmaking ability and penchant for scoring will instantly improve the Italian club and should make him one of the more exciting players to watch in Italy, as he was in his Fiorentina days.