This week Agüero's departure from Manchester City was made official after ten years
in the team.
The Argentine striker came to the citizen team in 2011 from Atlético de Madrid, in the middle of building
a team called to be a European reference with the economic injection of petrodollars but that needed the best version of Kun to achieve it.
That was what Pep Guardiola wanted to emphasize at a press conference, putting Kun Agüero of the Premier at the same level as Maradona of Naples or Messi of Barcelona in terms of his dominance in the league:
"Maradona conquered Italy, Messi did it in Spain and Agüero have done it in England, their numbers speak for themselves. When you have this internal fire, as Agüero has, you often win matches alone, "
said the City coach on
ESPN
, where he also reviewed
his current relationship. with Barça among many other things.
Guardiola also explained in dialogue with
Sky Sports
the importance of having the best player in the team's history, with the permission of David Silva:
"Sergio is irreplaceable.
You could say that, in terms of numbers, Agüero can become replaceable, but It is not easy.
When you see the 360 games and the more than 250 goals, the number of titles and everything it represents…. ".
“He is a legend,
the best forward this club has ever had.
He is irreplaceable in the souls and minds of our fans, in the hearts of our people
, the players who played alongside him and the technicians who worked with him ”, continued the Sampedor coach.
The team's all-time top scorer, with 257 goals in 384 games, he was also the hero of the historic Premier lifted in 2012, the first of four he won with City until this season.