Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero "has
offered" himself to Barcelona according to reports in one of Catalonia's
most popular newspapers.
El 9 Sportiu claims the Argentine "is crazy about
playing for Barcelona" and would jump at the chance to swap the Etihad
Stadium for the Nou Camp.
Aguero is a close friend of Lionel Messi, and El 9
Sportiu claims Barca's star player has personally pleaded with his club to sign
his compatriot. Senior executives even reassured Messi last summer that Aguero
was their back-up option, should they fail to sign Neymar.
The newspaper says that Barcelona representatives had
around seven meetings with Aguero's agents over the summer to discuss the
player's move back to La Liga, but negotiations stopped when Barca signed
Neymar.
However, the departure of David Villa to Atletico Madrid
has left the Catalan giants short of a striker, a problem which has been
accentuated by Messi's recent injury - and could lead to a bid for Aguero in
the near future.
Aguero, who move from Atletico to City three seasons ago,
is currently enjoying his best spell since arriving in the Premier League. He
is the joint-top scorer in England's domestic tournament, with eight goals, and
received the Premier League's player of the month award in October.
However, according to Spanish sources he is not
completely happy in England. He misses Madrid and the Spanish life, which is
closely linked to Argentina in both language and culture, and would be keen to
go back to Spain and played with Messi at Barcelona.
The two friends have already won big trophies with their
country, including the Under 20 World Cup in 2005 and the Gold Medal in the
2008 Olympic Games.
Apparently, the biggest problem for Barcelona would be
City's refusal to sell Aguero for anything less than £50m, and the interest
which has also been shown in the player by Real Madrid.
Culled from IBtimes
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