Browsing: Sergio Aguero

In his first season with the Citizens, Aguero scored a dramatic winning goal on 93 minutes and 20 seconds to help Roberto Mancini’s side come from behind to beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2, securing the Premier League title on goal difference ahead of rivals Manchester United.

The Manchester City legend, who is 33 years old, would have hoped to be part of Lionel Scaloni’s squad as a player.

Aguero left the Etihad last summer to complete a move to Barcelona, but played just five games for the Spanish club before he was forced off during just his fifth appearance.

“I have decided to stop playing professional football. It is a very hard moment but I am happy with my decision. My health comes first,” said Aguero, who enjoyed 10 highly successful years at Manchester City before leaving at the end of last season.

The Argentine suffered chest pains and a shortness of breath in his side’s La Liga clash with Alaves last month and was initially ruled out for three months following cardiac exams.

The Catalan giants are currently ninth in La Liga, 11 points behind leaders Real Sociedad with a game in hand.

Aguero completed a move to Barcelona during the summer, calling time on a fruitful 10-year spell with Manchester City.

The 33-year-old felt unwell in the first half of Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Camp Nou, and was sent to hospital before he underwent cardiological tests to determine the severity of his condition.

There he had some tests and they diagnosed him with a cardiac arrhythmia, that is a heart rhythm frequency disorder.

The Argentine forward was taken off in the first half of Saturday’s clash with Alaves after a coming together with centre-back Victor Laguardia.

“Sergio Agüero was struggling with chest pain for much of the first half and was replaced by Philippe Coutinho at half time and then taken to hospital for cardiac analysis,” Barcelona said in a statement.

Barcelona controlled possession in the first half but Real were lethal on the counter-attack, taking the lead when Alaba started a flowing move with a tackle and finished it at the other end with a left-footed drive from the edge of the box.

The summer signing spoke to Ibai Llanos, the Twitch streamer, saying something surprising about the club’s training sessions.

Aguero sustained a right calf injury in Sunday’s training session, before Messi gave a farewell speech at the Camp Nou after Barca were unable to sign him to a new contract. Messi is expected to join Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent.

The Argentine striker made the switch to Camp Nou this summer after 10 years at Manchester City, becoming a legend at the Etihad Stadium.

Messi was a free agent after his contract at Barca expired and he had courted interest from Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City since first revealing a desire to end his 20-year relationship with Barca last summer. The 34-year-old’s previous contract was worth over €500m and that expired at the stroke of midnight on July 1.

Barca stated that the Argentine veteran will join them on July 1 when his current deal with Manchester City expires. Aguero’s buy-out clause has been set at €100 million ($122 million).

The prize money was increased to £180 million after the Premier League’s broadcasting deals from 2019-20 season.

Pep Guardiola’s men booked their tickets to Istanbul with a 4-1 aggregate victory over last year’s runners-up Paris Saint-Germain, while Chelsea beat Real Madrid 3-1 over two legs to set up a European battle with their counterparts.

After a frustrating first 45 minutes in south London, it was City’s record goalscorer who broke the deadlock with a superb finish and Ferran Torres wrapped up the points soon after following a fine curled effort.