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Saturday 16 April 2016

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero rules out summer transfer back to Argentina — even if Blues lift the European Cup

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Blue blood: Aguero says he's staying at Manchester City for years to come

Sergio Aguero has no intention of quitting Manchester City.

Sunday Mirror Sport revealed last month that Etihad bosses expect to keep the Argentina international beyond a contract that still has three years still to run.

And now striker Aguero himself has confirmed that he has unfinished business with the Blues - even if they go on to lift the European Cup this season.

The 27-year-old, who has said he wants to one day rejoin boyhood club Independiente in Buenos Aires, said: “It has been said that I would go home if I won the Champions League.

“But I’m not going to go.

"I have several years left here and the Champions League is getting closer.

“I don’t know whether it will be this year or not, but the team is improving in Europe and it has always been the dream. We are growing and there will be a few more chances for me after this year.”

City face Spanish giants Real Madrid in the semi-finals - and Aguero admits it will be a tough ask after the way the Bernabeu side hit back from losing the away leg 2-0 to overcome Wolfsburg in the last round.

But he would love to face his former club Atletico Madrid, who face Bayern Munich and City's boss-to-be Pep Guardiola in the other semi, in the final in Milan next month.

Aguero said: “I wasn’t really surprised when our match with Paris Saint-Germain had finished to discover that Madrid had got past Wolfsburg — Real have very good players who can score a goal at any moment.

“I was hoping for the best for Atletico against Barca because they have been playing really well and Cholo (coach Diego Simeone) has had a great few years there.

"It makes me happy to see them doing well because Atleti will always be a special place for me because it was my first club in Europe.”

City skipper Vincent Kompany could make a return to the team for the trip to Newcastle on Tuesday after recovering from his latest calf strain.

But the Belgium international defender has told friends that he won’t be back up to full fitness until the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday week.

Mirror

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