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PETE JENSON: Sergio Aguero's Man City exit did NOT make headline news in Spain... the ageing striker is only seen as a GAMBLE for cash-strapped Barcelona, and new president Joan Laporta has his eyes set on statement signing Erling Haaland anyway!

When Barcelona were first linked with Sergio Aguero before the club's presidential elections at the start of March, the comments sections below one story carried reaction ranging from 'they got rid of Suarez because he was finished but then they bring Kun!' to another highlighting Barcelona's financial situation that said 'unless we are planning to pay him in Smarties I don't see how it's going to work'.

On Monday, Aguero confirmed what everyone already knew - that he was not staying at Manchester City beyond the end of this season. The announcement came during a slow news day in Spain in the middle of an international break but it didn't make the front of any of the country's big four sports papers.