Sergio Aguero Weeps As Heart Condition Forces Him Into Retirement From Football

Barcelona forward and Argentine international, Sergio Aguero has retired from active football over heart condition.

The 33-year-old made the announcement during a conference held on Wednesday alongside Barca president Joan Laporta.

Former Barca coach, Pep Guardiola was in attendance at Camp Nou alongside director of football Txiki Begiristain.

The Argentine who recently moved from Manchester City has not played since experiencing chest pain in the match against Alaves in October.

THE WHISTLER had reported that Barcelona said the heart discomfort was caused by an arrhythmia.

An emotional Aguero said: “This conference is to announce I have decided to stop playing professional football. It is a very difficult moment. The decision I have taken for my health; the problem I had a month and a half ago.

“I have been in good hands with the medical staff. I made the decision 10 days ago after doing everything possible to have some hope of playing on. I am very proud of my career. I always dreamed of a professional career since the first time I touched a ball at 5.

“I want to thank Atletico Madrid, who took a chance on me when I was 18, and Manchester City — everyone knows how I feel about City and how well they treated me there.”

Laporta said, “Sergio, I think, as we just saw, we are left with deep joy and excitement with what you could have been here at Barcelona, but anything you need with your condition we are here at your disposal.”

“You will be remembered not just as a player, but as a friend. A new journey awaits, and I am sure it will be just as successful. You deserve it.”

Messi wrote on his Instagram, “Practically all of our careers together, Kun… We have lived very beautiful moments and others that were not so much so, but all of them brought us together even more and made us closer as friends. And we are going to continue to live moments together off the pitch.

“With so much happiness to lift the Copa America such a short time ago and with all of your accomplishments in England, the truth is that it hurts a lot to see how you must leave what you love the most due to what has happened.

“I am sure you will continue to be happy because you are the type of person who radiates happiness and those of us who love you are going to be with you.

“Now you will start a new stage in your life and I am convinced that you are going to live it with a big smile and with all the same hopefulness that you put into everything.

“I wish you the best in this new stage. I love you very much my friend and I am going to miss our times together on the pitch and with the Argentina national team”

His former club City posted, “King Kun. Everyone at Manchester City would like to take this opportunity to thank @aguerosergiokun for his incredible contribution to our success over the last decade and wish him well in his retirement.”