Barcelona have completed the signing of Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero on a free transfer.
The 32-year-old striker underwent medical tests in Spain on Monday, just two days after his last match for City ended in a 1-0 Champions League final defeat to Chelsea.
The Argentina international, who will link up with friend and international team-mate Lionel Messi at Camp Nou, has signed a two-year contract that contains a €100million buy-out clause.
He will join on July 1 after his City contract expires.
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Brisbane Roar confirmed their place in the A-League Finals thanks to a 2-1 win over Perth Glory, whose own top-six hopes were ended on Wednesday.
Glory required a win to remain in contention for a spot in the Finals, but found themselves trailing early in the second half.
Jonathan AspropotamItis could not get out of the way of a cross and diverted it into his own net as Brisbane edged closer to the Finals.
Riku Danzaki ultimately got the goal that sealed their qualification in brilliant fashion.
He raced on to Alex Parsons pass in behind the defence on the break and, although Daryl Lachman caught up, Danzaki produced a clever turn to leave him in his tracks before slotting into the bottom-left corner with 17 minutes to go.
Perth pulled one back th…
Massimiliano Allegri might not have selected Paulo Dybala in his starting XI over recent weeks but he believes the Juventus forward can be the leading star in world football along with Neymar when Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo leave the stage.
Dybala was named from kick-off for the first time in four Serie A matches against Verona on Saturday and proved to be his side s matchwinner after a late brace – including a stunning solo goal to seal the points – gave the champions a 3-1 victory to close out 2017 a point behind leaders Napoli.
The 24-year-old international has struggled for his best form over the past couple of months and had his commitment questioned by Juventus vice-president Pavel Nedved.
Before the Verona match, Allegri claimed comparisons to …
A delighted Frank Lampard hailed his Chelsea players for returning to form following their miserable loss to West Ham with a vastly improved performance in Wednesday s 2-1 win over Aston Villa.
Goals from former Villa loanee Tammy Abraham and Mount proved enough to ensure Chelsea got back to winning ways after successive Premier League defeats, while the hosts should have won by a wider margin after creating a host of chances in the second half as Willian excelled.
Although Chelsea were unable to claim a third goal, their manager was buoyed by an encouraging display more in keeping with their general form this season, after they had struggled badly in Saturday s home defeat to West Ham.
Having seen his side strengthen their hold on fourth place, Lampard said: I t…
Jermain Defoe will remain at Sunderland for at least another three years after signing a contract extension.
Sunderland narrowly escaped relegation from the Premier League in 2015-16, with Defoe s 15 goals proving crucial to their survival.
The 33-year-old striker has been rewarded with an extension to his existing deal that was due to expire in June 2018, meaning he will remain at the Stadium of Light for a further year.
Manager Sam Allardyce said: Jermain is one of the greatest goalscorers in the history of the Premier League and is a player that every manager would want to have in their team.
He proved that beyond doubt last season by scoring 15 league goals, he is in fantastic physical condition and we are very pleased that we have been able t…