Sergio Aguero talks during his farewell press conference

When Sergio Aguero complained of chest pain and asked to be replaced against Alaves, no one would have fathomed the trajectory of the legendary striker to go downhill to such an extreme.

After being diagnosed with Cardiac arrhythmia, Kun finally announced his retirement from the sport in a press conference held at Camp Nou earlier today.

The Barcelona striker announced his retirement in an emotional statement:

“I have decided to stop playing football. This is a very difficult moment for me. The doctors told me that the best for me was to stop playing football, and I made the decision 10 days ago.”

The former Manchester City player added that he tried his best to continue, but added that it was not possible.

“It’s a very hard time, this is the most difficult decision I’ve made in my life. I did everything possible to see if there was any hope, but there hasn’t been much, it’s a health issue, it’s the best decision for me.”

Aguero looked back fondly on his career and said he believed he would never make it to the big stage. The Argentine said,

“I thank my family who have always supported me from the beginning. Playing football has always been my dream. I had never thought I would make it to Europe.”

The Copa America winner then took the crowd through the difficult few weeks he had heading into this big decision.

“Since I received the news, I have been in a difficult situation for two weeks. After the first medical exam, the doctors told me that it is very difficult to return to the pitch. I had hope, but once the days passed, with a calmer head, I knew I couldn’t continue.”

Yet, he managed to find the silver lining of such a difficult moment by pointing out that an earlier diagnosis could have ended his football career much earlier.

“It’s a positive thing that they found out about my illness now, and not earlier.. I’m happy that I enjoyed football, and now I will enjoy other things because being a player is not easy… I will be able to enjoy life a little more.”

Finally, he recalled his only goal for Barcelona: the last-minute goal against arch-rivals Real Madrid.

“I will never forget my last goal, the one against Real Madrid, it’s not bad right?”

Source: Barça TV+