Barcelona’s Sergio Agüero to announce retirement with heart condition

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14-12-2021, 15:25

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Sergio Agüero is due to announce his retirement from football on Wednesday because of a heart condition, six months after Manchester City’s record scorer joined Barcelona as a free agent.
The 33-year-old experienced chest problems and breathing difficulties during the first half of Barcelona’s 1-1 draw with Alavés on 30 October. Agüero fell to the turf at the Camp Nou clutching his chest and was treated for several minutes before being able to walk off. He was admitted to hospital for cardiological tests, the club later stating that he would be out for three months and would undertake a “diagnostic and therapeutic process”.
Agüero, though, is unable to resume a glittering 18-year-career that began at Independiente, when he became Argentina’s youngest top-flight debutant. After three years the striker moved to Atlético Madrid in 2006, before signing for City in 2011.