Sergio Aguero, Manchester City’s document scorer, will go away the English membership after 10 years when his contract expires on the finish of the season.
The 32-year-old Argentina striker has 257 objectives for City, essentially the most well-known being his stoppage-time winner in opposition to Queens Parks Rangers on the ultimate day of the 2011-12 season that clinched the staff its first league title in 44 years.
A key participant within the development of the Abu Dhabi-owned membership as a significant drive in England and Europe, Aguero has struggled with accidents over the previous yr and been restricted to simply 14 appearances in all competitions this season.
The penalty he transformed in opposition to Fulham on March 13 was his 181st objective within the Premier League however his first within the division since January 2020.
In a Twitter publish on Monday to his 14 million followers, Aguero mentioned he had a “huge sense of satisfaction and pride” about enjoying for City for a decade and is able to “continue competing at the highest level.”
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— Sergio Kun Aguero (@aguerosergiokun) March 29, 2021
“Sergio’s contribution to Manchester City over the last 10 years cannot be overstated,” membership chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak mentioned. “His legend will be indelibly etched into the memories of everyone who loves the club and maybe even in those who simply love football.”
Al Mubarak mentioned a statue of Aguero has been commissioned to face alongside these presently being made to honor the participant’s former teammates, David Silva and Vincent Kompany.
That trio, together with midfielder Yaya Toure, have been central to City’s success over the previous decade.
Aguero, who joined from Atletico Madrid in 2011, scored a minimum of 28 objectives in all competitions in six straight seasons for City and can go down as one of many biggest strikers to have performed within the Premier League.
He is the league’s highest-scoring abroad participant. His haul of 181 places him fourth on the all-time scoring checklist, behind Alan Shearer (260), Wayne Rooney (208) and Andy Cole (187).
Aguero additionally has a Premier League-high 12 hat methods.
Aguero mentioned he cast “an indestructible bond with all those who love this club — people who will always be in my heart.”
“I will continue to give it my utmost for the rest of the season to win more titles and bring more joy to the fans,” Aguero mentioned in his Twitter publish. “Then, a new stage with new challenges will begin.”
City is on target for the “quadruple” this season, because it leads the Premier League by 14 factors, has reached the ultimate of the English League Cup, the semifinals of the FA Cup, and the quarterfinals of the Champions League — a trophy Aguero has but to win on the membership.
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— Manchester City (@ManCity) March 29, 2021
He has, although, gained the Premier League 4 instances, the League Cup 5 instances, and the FA Cup as soon as.
Aguero was in a position to change his sport to slot in with the model of play demanded by Pep Guardiola after the Spanish coach took cost of City in 2016. He reworked himself into extra of an all-round participant, with the flexibility to drop deeper and hyperlink up play, however by no means misplaced his fearsome ball-striking and poacher qualities inside the world.
Aguero has beforehand spoken about returning to Argentina to complete his profession with former membership Independiente.