'Injured' Aguero ready for Argentina duty in move that will infuriate Mancini
Sergio Aguero has risked upsetting Roberto Mancini by putting himself forward for international duty with Argentina even though he is not fit enough to play for Manchester City.
Aguero has been out of action since the opening weekend of the season when he was carried off against Southampton after twisting his right knee.
Ready for action: Sergio Aguero is with the Argentina squad ahead of their World Cup qualifiers, and he has declared his intent on playing
However, having ruled out the possibility of his £38million record signing joining up with Argentina for their World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru, Mancini relented and allowed Aguero to travel to Buenos Aires where he promptly declared his intention to try and play in the second game next Tuesday.
'I'm here until Peru,' said Aguero on his arrival at Ezeiza Airport. 'Today, the knee still hurts and it bothers me, but things might change in two or three days. I will see the doctors of the Argentinean FA.'
That is unlikely to go down well with Mancini who wants Aguero available again after the international break for a crucial week that sees City take on Stoke and Arsenal either side of their Champions League opener away to Real Madrid.
The Italian had already criticised FIFA’s 'ridiculous' rules that enabled Argentina to call up his player, and was emphatic on Friday that Aguero would not travel.
'No, absolutely not,' said Mancini. 'He stays here and will continue to work because we need him to recover well.'
It echoes a similar issue in October when Argentina activated their right to have Aguero make a 14,000-mile round trip for games against Chile and Venezuela even though he was not fit enough to play because of a groin injury.
Fitness fears: Aguero limped out of the first game of the season with injury
However, City have been at pains to stay on good terms with the South Americans and also respect Aguero’s wishes to avoid a conflict between club and country.
It is understood that the two sets of doctors are in contact over the knee injury and City are confident that no unnecessary risks will be taken with Aguero’s fitness.
Source- The Daily Fail
Sergio Aguero has risked upsetting Roberto Mancini by putting himself forward for international duty with Argentina even though he is not fit enough to play for Manchester City.
Aguero has been out of action since the opening weekend of the season when he was carried off against Southampton after twisting his right knee.
Ready for action: Sergio Aguero is with the Argentina squad ahead of their World Cup qualifiers, and he has declared his intent on playing
However, having ruled out the possibility of his £38million record signing joining up with Argentina for their World Cup qualifiers against Paraguay and Peru, Mancini relented and allowed Aguero to travel to Buenos Aires where he promptly declared his intention to try and play in the second game next Tuesday.
'I'm here until Peru,' said Aguero on his arrival at Ezeiza Airport. 'Today, the knee still hurts and it bothers me, but things might change in two or three days. I will see the doctors of the Argentinean FA.'
That is unlikely to go down well with Mancini who wants Aguero available again after the international break for a crucial week that sees City take on Stoke and Arsenal either side of their Champions League opener away to Real Madrid.
The Italian had already criticised FIFA’s 'ridiculous' rules that enabled Argentina to call up his player, and was emphatic on Friday that Aguero would not travel.
'No, absolutely not,' said Mancini. 'He stays here and will continue to work because we need him to recover well.'
It echoes a similar issue in October when Argentina activated their right to have Aguero make a 14,000-mile round trip for games against Chile and Venezuela even though he was not fit enough to play because of a groin injury.
Fitness fears: Aguero limped out of the first game of the season with injury
However, City have been at pains to stay on good terms with the South Americans and also respect Aguero’s wishes to avoid a conflict between club and country.
It is understood that the two sets of doctors are in contact over the knee injury and City are confident that no unnecessary risks will be taken with Aguero’s fitness.
Source- The Daily Fail