Legendary goalscorer Sergio Aguero's contract expires this summer and City will say goodbye to him at the end of the season. Manchester City president Hosni Mubarak has announced that he will erect a statue of Aguero outside the Etihad stadium and hold a farewell ceremony for him after the final game of the season.
Aguero is the darling of Manchester City fans, a global icon in football and one of the most respected players in the Blue Moon. He joined Manchester City in the summer of 2011 and in his debut, a 4-0 away win over Swansea City, he scored two goals and created assists in 30 minutes. This dramatic and impressive opening kicked off a decade of Manchester City's legendary career.
His most famous moment was his first season at Manchester City, with an unforgettable heart-pounding goal against Queens Park Rangers that earned the club its first Ever Premier League title.
After a 4-2 win over Napoli in 2017, Aguero became City's goal record holder, surpassing Eric Brook to hold a 78-year scoring record. He has also played a role in winning three subsequent Premier League titles, an FA Cup and five League Cups for Manchester City.
To date, he has scored an incredible 257 goals in 384 games. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of the Premier League era and is the deadliest goalscorer with the most goals per minute in the game.
In fact, he is also the most scoring overseas player in Premier League history. In January 2020, he scored his 12th hat-trick away at Aston Villa this season, surpassing Alain Shearer to set a record for the most Hat-Tricks in the Premier League.
Manchester City president Hosni Mubarak revealed that Aguero's statue has been commissioned to be created and will stand side by side with the statues of his former teammates David Silva and Vincent Kompany, who are under construction, to commemorate what they have done for Manchester City. Aguero's legendary status will be further highlighted by the permanent installation of his special badge at manchester City Football School.
Mubarak said: "Sergio's contribution to Manchester City over the past 10 years cannot be overstated. His legend will be indelibly inscribed in the memory of everyone who loves Manchester City, and perhaps even in the memory of those who simply love football. ”
"Now is not the time to prepare the farewell speech and the speech. We have a lot to do for the rest of Sergio's time for Manchester City and we look forward to his contribution to the challenges the team will face in the future." ”
"At the same time, I am very pleased to announce that we will commission an artist to create a statue of Aguero, which stands at the Etihad Stadium along with the statues being built for Vincent Kompany and David Silva. We look forward to the opportunity to say goodbye to him at the end of the season. ”
City will now make plans to send him a farewell ceremony in the final home game of the 2020/21 season against Everton. The club hopes that thousands of fans will be allowed to travel to the Etihad Stadium to pay tribute to his extraordinary contributions and achievements.
(Mulan Boat)