From sunny Athens to equally sunny Nicosia - Montenegrin captain Stevan Jovetić turned a new page in his career.
After five strongest leagues, then a challenge in the Greek championship, Jovetic arrived in the Cypriot championship - as of today, he is officially the new number eight of Omonia and wants to get on the field immediately, even though he joined the club a little later.
"I can immediately help the team, I have been in the normal training process for two months, I have also played for the national team of Montenegro, so I feel great," Jovetić told the club's television that he is ready.
The coach is one of the main reasons for coming
Omonia is one of the giants from Cyprus, along with APOEL the club with the most trophies in that country, and Jovetic's coach in the new club will be Valdas Dambrauskas, who previously managed Ludogorets, Hajduk from Split, OFI from Crete...
"We talked a month ago, maybe more, he wrote to me a lot and he is one of the main reasons why I am here. He really wanted to bring me. I met him when he was in charge of OFI and I played for Olympiakos, so we have known each other since earlier," Jo-Jo explained.
Another big reason for moving to the "divided city" was the contract.
"Yes, I signed for two years, which is very important for my family, because we won't have to move after the first one," Jovetić admits.
One of the questions was how much he managed to watch the new club so far.
"I watched several videos of Omonia, I wanted to watch the last match, but there was no broadcast on television".
The championship of Cyprus is getting stronger
The "falcon" captain emphasized that he was really happy to have arrived in Omonia.
"I heard a lot of good things about this club, I talked a lot with Dušan Bakić and Novic Eraković, and they only had nice words about everything. I spent last season in Greece, I think it's very similar here and those are the reasons why I decided for Omonia," explained Jovetić.
After five rounds, his new club is in second place in the championship, one point behind Pafos, Budućnost's unsuspecting rival in the Conference League. There is also Aris from Limassol, a great rival of APOEL...
"I would say that the championship of Cyprus is growing more and more compared to previous years," said the former player of Partizan, Fiorentina, Manchester City, Sevilla, Inter, Monaco, Hertha...
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European challenges await Omonia, but through the first phase without Jovetić.
"The good thing is that the club is playing in the Conference League - of course, I won't be able to play until January, but I believe that my new teammates will go on and I will join them in the rest of the competition. We will definitely be fighting for the title".
What did he hear from Eraković about the new club?
"He stressed to me that the club is very well organized, that the league is getting better, that life here is nice - he said he was expecting me and I arrived".
Eight is my first number
He wore number 35 in Partizan and Manchester City, eight in Fiorentina, ten in Inter and Monaco, 16 in Sevilla, 19 in Hertha, 22 in Olympiakos... Now he's back to his eight.
"When I started playing football, that was my first number. I wore it in the younger categories of Partizan, later in Fiorentina, as well as for a long time in Montenegro, where I later replaced it with ten. Those two numbers have always been my favorite." explained the choice of number in the new club Jovetić.
Omonia is considered the most beloved club in Cyprus, and what can Jovetic promise the fans from the "GSP Stadium".
"As always, I will give my best, they can expect goals, assists, that I will enjoy football, as well as help us win the championship, maybe the Cup," concluded Jovetić.
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