La Liga: Barcelona sign Sergio Aguero on deal until 2023
Barcelona have completed the signing of Sergio Aguero on a free transfer, following the end of his contract with Manchester City.
The 32-year-old, who turns 33 on June 2, has put pen to paper on a contract until 2023, and the deal includes a release clause of 100 million euros.
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Aguero travelled to Barcelona following Manchester City’s Champions League final defeat against Chelsea, as he underwent his medical this Monday morning before signing his contract with Barcelona.
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Joan Laporta has therefore secured the signature of the Premier League’s record foreign goalscorer, although Aguero has struggled with injuries in the last couple of years. In the 2020/21 campaign, he made 20 appearances and scored six goals.
During his time at Manchester City, Aguero won 15 pieces of silverware – five Premier League titles, six Carabao Cups, one FA Cup and three Community Shields – and he also became the club’s all-time record goalscorer, netting 260 goals in 390 games.
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola gave Aguero an emotional tribute after the Argentine striker’s final league match for the club, a 5-0 win against Everton that he came off the bench to score two goals in.
“We love him so much,” Guardiola said of Aguero. “He’s a special person. He’s so nice. He helped me a lot … We cannot replace him, we cannot. There are many players in this club – Joe Hart, David Silva [are others] – who helped us to be this club. We have his legacy. He showed his quality in 30 minutes.”