Sergio Aguero wants Premier League stay and Chelsea leading the race to sign him
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The back pages of tomorrow’s Daily Mail is set to feature the story that Manchester City’s all time leading goal scorer, Sergio Aguero, wants to stay in the Premier League and that Chelsea are leading the race to sign him.
MAIL SPORT: Chelsea leading race for Aguero #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/mh5WEmHfrq
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) April 1, 2021
Aguero announced this is to be his last season at City and such is the admiration the club has for him that they have already said they will produce a statue of the Argentinian superstar at the Etihad, alongside fellow greats Vincent Kompany and David Silva.
He is set to be one of the most sought after free transfers available this summer and has been linked to Barcelona and Benfica.
Should there be any truth to the rumour, he would be seen as valuable asset to Chelsea offering something different to Tammy Abraham, Olivier Giroud and a badly misfiring Timo Werner.
It will also represent something of a sliding doors moment for Chelsea, who opted to take Liverpool’s Fernando Torres over Sergio Aguero back in 2011.
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Thomas Tuchel would likely welcome Aguero with open arms as he looks to mould the squad more to his liking this summer.
Another player linked to Chelsea, also from a Premier League club, is Liverpool’s Gini Wijnaldum.
Chelsea ‘join Barcelona, PSG and Juventus in race for Gini Wijnaldum’ https://t.co/gcNWMz35jG
— MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) April 1, 2021
Despite the club having a number of options in midfield, the addition of the Dutchman would likely mean the departure of of someone, possibly Jorginho back to Italy or Billy Gilmour out on loan.
Chelsea haven’t been shy in spending money since Roman Abramovich took over and went on major spree last summer, but the addition of two players of such proven quality would be seen as good business by Chelsea, even if unlikely.
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 30 | 43 | 71 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 29 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 29 | 21 | 56 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 29 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 29 | 10 | 49 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 29 | 19 | 48 |
| 7 | Liverpool FC | 29 | 12 | 46 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 28 | 3 | 46 |
| 9 | Arsenal FC | 29 | 8 | 42 |
| 10 | Aston Villa FC | 28 | 9 | 41 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 29 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace FC | 29 | -16 | 37 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 29 | -10 | 35 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 29 | -15 | 33 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 29 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 29 | -4 | 32 |
| 17 | Newcastle United FC | 29 | -20 | 28 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 30 | -15 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | -37 | 18 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 29 | -34 | 14 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 17 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 16 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 14 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 14 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 7 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 7 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 6 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Tielemans, Youri | Leicester City FC | 0 | 6 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 0 | 6 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 6 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 5 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 5 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
| Foden, Phil | Manchester City FC | 5 |
