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Football: Barcelona confirm Aguero signing from Man City

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/06/01/football_fcb_sergio-aguero.jpg"/><figcaption>Barcelona&#x27;s new signing Sergio Aguero poses during his presentation. <em>Albert Gea, Reuters</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MADRID - Barcelona confirmed that Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will join the club on 1 July when his contract with the Premier League champions expires.</p><p>Argentina international Aguero joined City from Spanish side Atletico Madrid in 2011 and went on to become the club&#x27;s all-time leading goalscorer, netting 260 times as he helped them to claim five Premier League titles.</p><p>&quot;Barcelona are the best team in the world,&quot; Aguero, who celebrates his 33rd birthday on Wednesday, told a news conference. &quot;And we all know it.</p><p>&quot;It was a good decision to join and help the team achieve things. It&#x27;s another step and I&#x27;m very happy. I hope I can contribute a lot to the club.</p><p>&quot;The first thing is to try and play and help the team as much as I can. We are a team, and I will try my best. Hopefully we can get to the end of the season and be in contention for the important trophies.&quot;</p><p>Barca said the Argentine will sign a two-year deal, with a 100 million euro ($122.04 million) buy-out clause.</p><p>Aguero is expected to be the first of a number of arrivals at Camp Nou this summer as new president Joan Laporta looks to revamp a squad that could only finish third in La Liga.</p><p>Aguero&#x27;s City team mate Eric Garcia has been heavily linked as a transfer target by local media, as have Dutch duo Memphis Depay and Georginio Wijnaldum. </p><div><strong>($1 = 0.8194 euros) </strong></div><div><strong>(Reporting by Joseph Walker; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Christian Radnedge and Pritha Sarkar)</strong></div>

<p>Barcelona confirmed that Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will join the club on 1 July when his contract with the Premier League champions expires.<br /> </p>

Barcelona confirmed that Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will join the club on 1 July when his contract with the Premier League champions expires.