The Argentine striker remains an important cog in Pep Guardiola’s side but this season could be the last one at Etihad Stadium for both men
From today’s perspective, Pep Guardiola will no longer be at the Etihad Stadium after the end of the current campaign. The Catalan has been tricked into ushering in an era of domination both domestically and internationally, but by the time he enters the final year of his contract, only half of that original goal is achieved.
Guardiola isn’t the only icon in town, however, showing the final shot of European glory with the club.
Like his manager, Sergio Aguero is out of contract at the end of the season, which means he will be free to speak to other European teams from January.
Club legends like Vincent Kompany, David Silva and Yaya Toure have all tried to win the coveted European award with City. All have now left disappointed.
Aguero is running out of time if he does not want to follow them by leaving Manchester with a bulging bag of domestic medals but has no triumphant Champions League story to tell.
How Tor understands the situation, there has been no movement for a new deal for the Argentine striker yet, although City has not written off the idea of tying the ex-Atletico Madrid star to new terms.
The city’s chairman, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, insists that both Aguero and Guardiola can make their own decisions about their future and that contract negotiations with the two will be very “natural”.
However, Aguero has so far failed to stick to his plans despite being linked with a move to Inter, while in the past he has flirted with the idea of returning to the Independiente youth club in Argentina.
Guardiola, meanwhile, hinted that despite Aguero’s legendary status at the club, the striker will have to make sure his level of performance doesn’t drop if he wants to earn a new deal.
“We know what he means to us, we know how we value him, but now, like each of us, he has to show that we deserve to continue here by playing good and successful games,” said the former Barcelona- Boss on his star striker after defeating Arsenal on Saturday.
“Then the club and I decide, of course, but when he plays at his level we have no doubt that he is a player who will stay until he makes a decision [to go] because he is unique. It’s important to us, the fans and everyone. ”
Obviously there is no denying what Aguero has done for City over the past decade.
He is the club’s all-time high scorer, fourth-highest scorer in Premier League history and the highest-scoring non-Englishman in the history of the competition, and the goalscorer of perhaps the most famous English top goal of the 21st century.
It is only natural, however, that by his tenth year at the club, City would have to ponder the virtually impossible task of finding a replacement – whether it has to be done next season or the following campaign.
Injuries have interrupted almost every season Aguero had in Manchester. His recent knee problem had kept him away for four months before returning this week.
These fitness problems, combined with the football shutdown forced by the coronavirus, meant that his successful penalty against Porto in the 3-1 win over the Portuguese champions on Wednesday was the first time in 231 days that he was the first-team player the city had found.
It would be a blow to any club to be without a player of Aguero’s ability for so long, but given City’s continued confidence in him as the leaders, it proved particularly problematic.
For all their qualities, City are not blessed with midfield goal scorers. Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan and Bernardo Silva were the trio chosen against Porto, and between them they contributed a single blow (Bernardo v Brighton 5-0 win) while Aguero was absent.
Of course, Kevin De Bruyne – who missed his second game in a row due to injury – and substitute Phil Foden generally offer more attacking power, but without Aguero, goal strain tended to be on wingers Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez for the first few weeks of the season, after Gabriel Jesus also suffered an injury of his own.
Aguero’s importance to Guardiola’s team was illustrated by the fact that he was selected to start a second game in just five days, despite being on the sidelines for so long.
Whether he can be back at West Ham on Saturday lunchtime remains to be seen, but his commitment to the cause to be as much on the field as possible cannot be questioned.
The 32-year-old worked tirelessly in the gym through June and July in order to regain his fitness in time for the climax of last season’s Champions League. Though he came up short, he was determined to be there for his teammates still burn brightly even as he enters the twilight years of his career.
Indeed, his devotion to Porto was evident when at one point Aguero was chasing after an opposition defender for a challenge rather than leaving those duties to someone else.
His penalty made him the 16th player in the history of the European Cup to score 40 goals in the most important club competition on the continent. Only two of the other 15 – Ruud van Nistelrooy and Zlatan Ibrahimovic – failed to win the famous trophy in the course of their careers.
If Aguero is to avoid permanently joining them, this season could be his last realistic chance to win the Champions League. The city has grown used to saying goodbye to its legends in recent years, and nothing they’d like to see Aguero run away with with the biggest prize of the lot.
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