Manchester City star Sergio Aguero said he will leave the Premier League giants in 2020 to return home to boyhood club Independiente.
Argentina international Aguero, 29, started his career at Argentine outfit Independiente in 1997 before leaving for Atletico Madrid nine years later.
Aguero has since moved on to City, where he is contracted until 2020 having helped the club to two Premier League titles since 2011, while they are poised to claim a third crown under Pep Guardiola this season.
Discussing his future during the international break, Aguero – sidelined with a knee injury – reiterated his desire to return to the Estadio Libertadores de America when his contract expires.
My contract with Manchester City will expire in 2020, then I will return …
Kevin De Bruyne has surpassed expectations in his debut season at Manchester City, according to boss Manuel Pellegrini.
The Premier League club made De Bruyne their record signing last August after he scoo
00000F9A
ped the Bundesliga s Player of the Year award at Wolfsburg.
The Belgium international has comfortably dealt with the pressure attached to his weighty price tag by scoring 15 goals and providing 14 assists in City colours – making light of a previously fruitless spell in England with Chelsea.
He didn t get many chances at Chelsea but was outstanding at Wolfsburg, Pellegrini told Marca.
He may not be very expressive but then he impresses you with his analysis of the game. He plays well with the ball, scores goals, is versatile, can play in …
Egypt will be defending a proud Africa Cup of Nations record when they kick off their 2017 campaign against Mali in Port-Gentil on Tuesday.
The Pharaohs have won the competition on each of their last three appearances in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and hold the overall record of seven titles.
Egypt have not qualified for the three editions since, but are back this time around after topping a tough qualifying group that included Nigeria.
They are fancied to go far in the tournament, boasting a squad featuring some high-profile players from European clubs and others with significant international experience.
Roma s Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny complement Egypt stalwarts like Essam El-Hadary and Ahmed Fathy, both of whom have over 100 caps.
Manchester City agree personal terms with Josko Gvardiol
Manchester City have reportedly found common ground with the representatives of Josko Gvardiol over the personal terms for the Croatian defender.
Gvardiol is ready to make the move, but RB Leipzig, who still own his contract for another four years, still need some persuading to agree to sell under reasonable terms. For the time being, they re determined to make the 21-year-old the most expensive defender ever should he leave the Red Bull Arena this summer, and it remains to be seen if City can do something to make them relax their demands.
Arsenal boss Arteta plays down PSG speculation
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has played down suggestions that he might leave the club to succee…
Best Odds: 5/6
Bookmaker:
Two camps who will be desperate to claim a first-leg advantage on Thursday night, Shamrock Rovers will travel to Slovenia when they meet Celje.
Celje
Starting with the hosts, dragging themselves to what was just a second domestic crown last season, Celje will be looking spring another public upset this time around. However, despite getting the 2024/25 campaign underway with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at home against Bravo on July 21st, Albert Riera’s men do have the feel of a squad seeking some welcomed stability. Watching their Champions League qualifying adventure come to an abrupt end last month as they slumped to a 6-1 aggregate defeat at the hands of Slovan Bratislava, the Counts have shown some extended issues at the back. Faili…
Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has said he is hopeful the takeover of the club will go through as quickly as possible .
The Blues agreed to terms for the sale of the club to an ownership group led by Todd Boehly, Clearlake Capital, Mark Walter and Hansjorg Wyss for £4.25billion earlier in May.
The takeover, which promises investment of £1.75billion into the club, was expected to be completed later this month, but recent reports have suggested Roman Abramovich could scupper the deal by refusing to the sale structure.
Speaking at a media conference ahead of Chelsea s game with Leicester City, Tuchel simply said he wanted things to happen sooner rather than later.
I m aware [of the reports] but I ve no new information, he said. I ve not been in…
Market: Both teams to score
Odds: 10/11 @
Hoping to try and widen their buffer in the Final Series spots on Saturday night, Seattle will welcome Sporting KC to Lumen Field when this weekend s MLS fixtures get underway.
Starting with the hosts, while Seattle might have been disappointed to have only collected a single point on home soil last weekend, the Greens should still find the mood in their camp at a high. Despite throwing away the lead late on and having to settle for a 1-1 draw against LAFC, the Sounders are sat in pole position to clinch a Final Series spot this season. Marking their return from June s international break with a thumping display as they stormed their way to a 4-0 romp against Vancouver, Head Coach Brian Schmetzer has seen his side lose j…
Barcelona will find it impossible to replace Lionel Messi, according to club president Josep Maria Bartomeu, who added Pep Guardiola would always be welcome back at Camp Nou.
Messi followed up winning a record sixth Ballon d Or by recording his 35th LaLiga hat-trick in Barca s 5-2 win over Real Mallorca on Saturday.
Despite spending big on Antoine Griezmann and Frenkie de Jong in the most recent transfer window, Barca are still heavily reliant on the 32-year-old, who has scored 14 goals from 15 appearances in all competitions this term.
Bartomeu has acknowledged Barca will find it extremely difficult to replace Messi whenever the forward calls time on his stay at the club, but outlined their intention to continue developing young talent from the famed La Masi…
Mikel Arteta overcame his former boss Pep Guardiola as a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang double saw Arsenal reach the FA Cup final with a 2-0 win over Manchester City.
Arteta left his role as assistant at City last December to take charge at Emirates Stadium, and while it has been far from straightforward for the Spaniard since, he could be on course to finish a topsy-turvy campaign with silverware.
Aubameyang was the hero as he struck twice at an eerily empty Wembley, sending his side through to face Chelsea or Manchester United on August 1.
City huffed and puffed throughout but were unable to blow Arsenal s well-constructed house down, suffering their first defeat at the national stadium since going out to the Gunners at the same stage of the competi…
Pep Guardiola has no immediate plans to swap Manchester City for a return to his former club Bayern Munich.
Bayern are on the search for a new coach after sacking Niko Kovac earlier in November.
Hans-Dieter Flick is currently interim coach, while Mauricio Pochettino who was sacked by Tottenham on Tuesday has been linked with a switch to the Allianz Arena.
The Bundesliga champions are also rumoured to be interested in moving for City boss Guardiola, who spent three seasons at Bayern between 2013 and 2016 before taking over at City.
However, Guardiola has insisted Bayern are aware he is a person who respects his contracts, adding he wishes to stay at City as long as the club want him to remain.
When these things appear, is it the media or the c…