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Manchester City transfer news: Barcelona can't afford move for Sergio Aguero

Aguero Messi
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Sergio Aguero won't move to Barcelona at the end of the season because the La Liga giants can't fund a move for the Manchester City striker, say reports. 

The Argentina international is in the final six months of his contract at the Etihad and speculation has been circulating about what his future holds.

Barcelona simply aren’t in a financial position to sign City’s all-time top scorer, and instead are more concerned with getting rid of players.

Sales are a matter of urgency for the Catalan club, who need to bring in around €100 million in transfer fees and cut another €200m off their wage bill.

Messi’s future is still unclear, and the three candidates in this month’s presidential election have underlined that as much as they would like him to stay, his current wages are unaffordable for the club.

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