Barcelona might sign Manchester City’s best player after the star has handed in a transfer request to Pep Guardiola.
Barcelona was in deep waters after their horrific loss against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, which saw the Whites make their way to the top of the table.
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However, Real Madrid’s catastrophic defeat against Real Betis at the Benito Villamarin stadium saw the league leaders fall to second place. The Catalans are now two points above their rivals after a late goal from their former player Cristian Tello sealed the win against Zidane’s men.
Barca’s disastrous season seems to have a new ray of hope after Don Balon stated that Manchester City is willing to let their striker Sergio Aguero leave the Etihad Stadium.
Although the former Premier League champions have stated that they will also do everything possible to retain most of their stars, however, in the case of the former Atletico Madrid striker the club has considered selling him for unknown reasons.
One of the many possible reasons would be the sanction that was imposed by UEFA after a breach in the Financial Fair Play regulations. Sergio Aguero has made it clear that he will not play at a team that will not provide him with Champions League football.
Pep Guardiola could consider letting the Manchester City legend to leave the club as it would be a troublesome task to keep most of the star players without all the extra income that comes from participating in the Champions League.
The Argentine international’s comes to an end in 2021 and it could be the only opportunity for the English club to make some money by selling their legend soon. Although, Manchester City may not mint a lot of money from the move due to the age of the Argentine. The club expects to make approximately 80 million euros.
Aguero has previously stated that he would love to return to his home country to play football during the final years of his career before he has to hang up his boots. However, he now believes that he can still compete in the elite level and Barca eagerly waits for his response.
“El Kun” hopes to be the alternative Lautaro Martinez and he is also great friends with Barca’s captain Lionel Messi. The Ballon D’or winner will do everything possible to bring his close friend and countryman to Barcelona.