Another bad news for all Barça fans. While the Catalan club has been entangled for several seasons in a sporting and economic crisis, one of the star recruits of the summer is already forced to announce his retirement. Since the famous “remount” against Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, the life of FC Barcelona has looked like a waking nightmare. After losing Neymar that same year, the club never again managed to reach European heights, cashing in humiliating defeats and monumental financial losses, until last summer’s coup de grace: the departure of Lionel Messi in Paris.
Came to play with his Argentinian compatriot, Sergio Agüero struggled to swallow the pill when he saw him reach the French capital. Unfortunately, a few months later, he is forced to put an end to his career, as he announced this Wednesday, December 15 at a press conference. “I did my best. But there wasn’t much hope left.”, he said, his eyes red with emotion and tears. In front of his club teammates and numerous journalists, the 33-year-old expressed his sadness at having to retire: “It’s a very difficult time”.
Sergio Agüero made this decision following a match played on October 30, during which he had to be evacuated to a hospital due to dizziness. Doctors diagnosed the former Manchester City player with a cardiac arrhythmia and placed him on sick leave. “I made this decision for my health, compared to the problem I had a few months ago. My medical staff did their best to keep me playing. But I made this decision ten days ago “, he said at the press conference, adding that his team of cardiologists had felt that it would be too risky to continue his career like this.
The beautiful tribute of Lionel Messi
The one nicknamed the “Kun” therefore closes an important chapter in his life, he who shone for many years in England or with the Argentine selection. His great friend Lionel Messi did not hesitate to pay him a nice tribute on his Instagram account. “Pretty much a whole career together, Kun … We had some great times and others that weren’t, but all of them made us come together more and more and be even more friends. And we will continue to experience them together off the pitch “, he wrote in particular, to accompany a series of photos of the two players.