City in 2017 was regarded as a long-term strategy to prepare for life without Aguero in years to come. A fee of £28.8million brought the highly-rated Brazilian to the Etihad Stadium almost three years ago and his time in Manchester so far has been a success.
The forward has won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup, but is still often forced to play second fiddle to the Argentine.
And while Richards believes City may look at bolstering their attacking options in the summer, he feels Jesus must start scoring in the big games like Aguero does. “For Jesus, he has been so unfortunate that he has got a top player in Aguero in front of him,” he told Match of the Day before City’s FA Cup clash with Newcastle United. “His goal record.
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