Messi posted a picture of himself hugging Sergio Aguero on his Instagram as he bade adieu to Aguero as the Argentina and Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero took an abrupt retirement from football at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with a heart ailment.
Aguero was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia since he was brought off after 41 minutes of his first start for the club after suffering from chest pain.
Reports in Spanish media suggested that Sergio Aguero could announce his retirement this week.
They follow another senior player, Gerard Pique, in taking a salary reduction to enable their financially troubled club to register new players and fit into the league’s strict financial fair play regulations.
Barcelona said medical tests showed that Aguero has a tendon injury in his right calf and will be sidelined for about 10 weeks.
Defender Juan Foyth and striker Lucas Ocampos are the most notable absentees from the 28-player squad, despite featuring regularly since Lionel Scaloni became head coach in 2018.
Barcelona said Agüero will be with the club beginning on July 1, after his contract with Manchester City expires.
The 32-year-old Argentinian will bring an end to a record-breaking decade at the club after Saturday's Champions League final against Chelsea in Porto.
City’s record scorer, who is leaving the club following next week’s Champions League final after 10 years at the Etihad Stadium, hit a quickfire double after coming off the bench with 25 minutes remaining.
A major subplot in Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal between City and Borussia Dortmund — particularly in light of the announcement about Aguero’s departure — centers around Erling Haaland
Aguero missed the end of last season and the start of the current campaign after undergoing knee surgery in June.
Sergio Aguero picked up an injury during Manchester City's 5-0 win over Burney in the Premier League on Monday.
Phil Foden and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice, with David Silva adding the other goal.
Aguero called up Messi and chatted with him for a few minutes while streaming the entire episode live for his fans.
Footballers Sergio Aguero, Thibaut Courtois and Arthur will make their Formula One Esports debut in the Spanish Grand Prix.
The Premier League is hoping to return to action by June 8 in a bid to complete the season.
Aguero has scored 254 times in 368 matches for City, including the stoppage-time goal against Queens Park Rangers in 2012 that clinched their first top-flight title in 44 years.
Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is using his time to teach the British kids to speak Spanish.
Beyond the records for Aguero - now the league's all-time top-scoring foreign player on 177 goals and scorer of most hat tricks by any player with 12 — the whole City team shone in yet another big win.
Aguero scored his 175th and 176th career EPL goals on Sunday for Man City at Aston Villa in his 255th league appearance.
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