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

• "It's been said I would go home if I won the Champions League. But I’m not going to go. I have several years left here" vows striker PLUS: Kompany fitness latest

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.

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Manchester City mabingwa wa Capital One

Manchester City wameshinda Kombe la Capital One baada ya kuwashinda Liverpool kwenye fainali kupitia mikwaju ya penalti.

Willy Caballero ndiye aliyekuwa shujaa wa Manchester City, akiokoa mikwaju ya Lucas, Philippe Coutinho na Adam Lallana baada ya meneja Manuel Pellegrini kuwa na Imani naye na kumchezesha badala ya kipa nambari wani Joe Hart.

Manchester City walianza kwa kujiweka kifua mbele uwanjani Wembley kupitia bao la Fernandinho baada ya kosa la kipa wa Liverpool Simon Mignolet.

Mshambuliaji wa zamani wa Liverpool Raheem Sterling alipoteza nafasi wazi kabla ya Coutinho kusawazisha dakika za mwisho mwisho.

Mambo yaliisha sare 1-1.

Kwenye mikwaju ya penalti, Fernandinho aligonga mlingoti mkwaju wa kwanza wa City, lakini Jesus Navas na Sergio Aguero walifunga huku Caballero, 34, akiokoa mikwaju ya Liverpool na kutoa fursa kwa Yaya Toure kufungwa mkwaju wa ushindi.

Pellegrini alikuwa amebahatisha sana ikizingatiwa kwamba Caballero hakucheza vyema sana mechi waliyoshindwa 5-1 na Chelsea uwanjani Stamford Bridge raundi ya tano ya Kombe la FA.

Wengi wangetarajia amtumie Hart lakini aliamua kukwama na Caballero, ambaye walifanya kazi naye pamoja alipokuwa meneja Malaga.

Pellegrini ndiye aliyemnunua kipa huyo na kumpeleka Manchester.

Baada ya mechi, meneja wa Liverpool Jurgen Klopp alisema: "Tumevunjwa moyo sana lakini lazima tuinuke na kuendelea. Ni wajinga tu ndio husalia chini na kusubiri wachapwe tena.”

Kwa upande wake, Pellegrini alisema alisikitishwa sana na nafasi ambazo walipoteza muda wa kawaida wa mechi ingawa walicheza vyema muda wa ziada.

“Huu ni wakati muhimu sana kwetu, huwa muhimu sana kushinda kombe ukiwa Wembley."

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Kombe la Ligi UK: Kolo Toure amuonya Yaya

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Yaya Toure

Kolo Toure atakabiliana na nduguye Yaya Toure wakati ambapo Liverpool itakutana na Manchester City katika fainali ya kombe la Ligi ya Uingereza siku ya jumapili katika uwanja wa Wembley.

Lakini beki huyo wa Liverpool anasema kuwa atatumia kila njia kuhakikisha kuwa nduguye hapati bao.

''Ananijua mie kwamba naweza kutumia kila njia kumzuia asifunge bao'',alisema Kolo Toure ambaye ni ndugu mkubwa wa Yaya Toure.

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Droo ya kombe la FA iko tayari

Droo ya raundi ya nne ya michuano ya kombe la FA imetoka huku timu za ligi kuu ya England zikipangwa na zile za daraja la chini.

Arsenal, ambao ni mabingwa watetezi wao wamepangwa kucheza na timu ya Burnley, Huku Chelsea wao wataanzia ugenini kwa kucheza na Mshindi wa mchezo kati ya Northampton Town au Mk Dons.

Man City wao watacheza na mshindi wa mchezo wa Wycombe Wanderers au Aston Villa. Huku majirani zao Man United wao watacheza na Derby County.

West Ham, wanasubiri mshindi wa mchezo unaowakutanisha Exeter City dhidi ya  Liverpool.

Michezo hii ya raundi ya nne itachezwa January 29 mpaka Februari 1.

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Pellegrini: Aguero atarudi kutamba

Meneja wa Manchester City Manuel Pellegrini ameeleza matumaini yake kwamba Sergio Aguero ataanza kufunga tena mabao.

Mshambuliaji huyo wa miaka 27 kutoka Argentina aliwafungia City bao la ushindi wakati wa ushindi wao wa 2-1 dhidi ya Watford, uliowafanya kuwa alama tatu pekee nyuma ya Arsenal.

Ilikuwa mechi yake ya tatu baada ya kukaa nje kwa zaidi ya mwezi mmoja kutokana na majeraha.

"Nina uhakika kipindi hiki cha pili cha msimu tutashuhudia uchezaji wa Aguero ambao tumezoea,” alisema Pellegrini.

Anahitaji mechi mbili au tatu kurejelea uchezaji wake wa kawaida.

“Bao alilofunga leo ni muhimu sana kwake. Kabla ya kufunga, alikuwa amecheza vyema, kuliko mechi iliyotangulia.”

Bao hilo la Jumamosi ndilo lake la 10 mashindano yote msimu huu. Matano aliyafunga mechi moja Oktoba dhidi ya Newcastle, ambayo ilikuwa yake ya mwisho kabla ya kukaa nje wiki sita kutokana na majeraha.

Sergio Aguero bado ndiye mfungaji mabao bora wa City ligini akiwa na mabao manane kutoka kwa mechi 13 za msimu huu. Anafuatwa na Raheem Sterling na Yaya Toure waliofunga mabao matano.

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Barcelona star Neymar admits Manchester City are interested in signing him

The 23-year-old has established himself as one of the best players in the world over the last 18 months and he claims City are keen on landing him

Neymar has revealed Manchester City are interested in signing him and refused to rule out one day leaving Barcelona.

The Brazilian has shone for Barca over the last 18 months and was confirmed on the shortlist for the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or in November.

He arrived back in Barcelona this weekend after a short Christmas break and was greeted by reporters with questions about City's interest.

"Yes, yes [I am aware of City's interest]," Neymar responded, before he was further pressed on his long-term future.

Asked whether he will ever leave Barcelona, he added: "I don't know, life is long."

Neymar has scored 16 times in 19 appearances for Barca this season after plundering 39 times last term.

His current Barcelona contract, which he signed when joining the club in 2013, has two-and-a-half years left to run.

Negotiations over a contract extension are currently taking place, with both parties confident a deal will be reached.

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