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Aguero denies ‘rumours’ he will never play again

Barcelona forward dismisses reports that heart condition has ended footballer’s playing career

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 21 Nov 2021 10:45PM

Aguero denies ‘rumours’ he will never play again
Barcelona’s 33-year-old Argentine star, who has been reported by Catalunya Radio that he would never play again ‘due to a serious heart problem’, has taken to Twitter to deny the reports. – AFP pic, November 21, 2021

BARCELONA − Barcelona forward Sergio Aguero has dismissed as rumours reports of a heart condition ending his playing career, insisting he hoped to be back in action within three months.

The 33-year-old Argentine was rushed to hospital on October 30 after suffering breathing problems while playing in the Liga draw against Alaves.

The club said that after he underwent heart tests, Sergio would be “unavailable for selection and during the next three months, the effectiveness of treatment will be evaluated to determine his recovery process”.

Catalunya Radio, however, reported on Friday that Aguero would never play again “due to a serious heart problem”.

The former Manchester City star took to Twitter to deny the reports.

“Always positive,” said Sergio. “There are rumours going around but I’m following the club doctor’s opinion and we’ll see how I am in 90 days.”

After helping Argentina to the Copa America title in July, Sergio left Manchester City and moved to Spain.

He left City as their all-time record goalscorer with 260 goals, and with the most goals scored for a single club in Premier League history − 184 goals in 275 appearances.

Before his switch to Barca, he suffered a bout of Covid.

He has played five competitive matches for struggling Barcelona − scoring just one goal − before having to leave the pitch against Alaves. – AFP, November 21, 2021

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