Sergio Agüero during his presentation

CONTROVERSIAL EXIT

The Athletic considered to the 'Kun' to substitute to Griezmann

Published:2/06/2021 - 22:44h

Updated:2/06/2021 - 22:44h

During the summer of 2018, Sergio Agüero was one of the options that stirred the Athletic of Madrid afterwards that the forward asked his return

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This Monday oficializó the incorporation of Sergio 'Kun' Agüero by the FC Barcelona. The one who was star of the Athletic of Madrid, will go back to Spain to play LaLiga after a decade in the Premier League of England. In the Manchester City turned into the foreigner with more goals annotated in the history of the English league, a tournament that achieved in five occasions.

His return to LaLiga will suppose his first clash against the Athletic of Madrid, Surprisingly, during the ten years that the 'Kun' Agüero was a member of the English picture, has not had to go back to step the grama of Vicente Calderón neither of Wanda Metropolitan in the last years. It subtracts to see how it will be the recibimiento of the fans colchonera after his controversial exit of the team.

In that moment, the Argentinian forward had decided to change of airs to leave to the acérrimo rival, the Real Madrid. A bet that finally could not effect due to the fact that Florentino Pérez decided to not to confront in this moment to Miguel Ángel Gil Marín and break like this the pact that had signed some years before no aggression.

The bet by the white club did not go out of the best way and when it wanted to give course backwards to continue in the group colchonero, the high leaders said him that the best was that it split of the club. They did not wish to keep in his rows to a footballer that had declared openly that it did not want to continue in the team.

Innegablemente, triumphed in style in Premier League, but kept always the spine to return to Spain. The climate and the habits result him more familiar that the English. Therefore, with the step of the time his relation with the high charges of the club colchonero were improving until the point that the 'Kun' suggested his possible return.

The substitute of Griezmann

During the summer of 2018, Antoine Griezmann found in a debate between remaining in the Athletic of Madrid or leave to the Barça. While the French took his decision, from the club already had prepared a 'plan B' that contemplated the return of Agüero. Finally, Griezmann opted for remaining and the Argentinian had to be still in England. A signing that of course had generated big stir in the fans… Ten years afterwards, could visit the Metropolitan beside Griezmann.

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