straight to your inbox Sergio Aguero was literally sidelined at the back end of the last season, with a knee problem keeping him out of the final straight in the Premier League and Champions League.
His absence was brushed over while Gabriel Jesus was leading by example against Real Madrid, and before the Argentine could prove his fitness Manchester City managed to self-destruct in the quarter-final against Lyon.
Should another Argentinian happen to arrive at the Etihad in this transfer window, Aguero could again find himself left of centre-stage.
The Lionel Messi hype train has left the station, and understandably so even if there are several important obstacles that could yet abort the journey.
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