Argentine legend Sergio Aguero has admitted that he was in disbelief when he found out that Lionel Messi was leaving Barcelona.
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After spending 10 years at Manchester City, Aguero called time on his trophy-laden career at the Etihad Stadium in 2021.
The former Argentina international subsequently joined the Blaugrana, where he would play alongside his close friend and seven-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi at club level for the first time.
Unfortunately for Aguero, his dream would be short-lived as, a few weeks after he arrived at the Camp Nou, it was announced that the club would not be renewing Messi's contract and that the Barcelona icon would be leaving on a free transfer.
The former Atletico Madrid forward has now admitted what his initial thoughts were when the news was announced by Barca.
"When the whole thing with Leo happened, I thought someone must have hacked Barcelona's social media accounts," the Quilmes native said while speaking on El Chiringuito
"I thought, this is a joke. I was with [famous Twitch host] Ibai drinking mate and all of a sudden… he looked at the phone and exclaimed: 'No way! Is this true?'
"He showed me the phone with the statement from Barca.
"I said, 'Ibai, mate, this is impossible'. I told him right there and then that it was obvious that the website had been hacked and that it was probably just a bit of sweet talk from Barca who would later say that he's staying.
"I decided to wait, but the hours went by and I saw that the statement was still there.
"Suddenly, I thought, 'Hey, you know what? No one has hacked it."
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Aguero would soon follow in Messi's footsteps as he was forced to end his football career five matches into his Barca career due to a heart condition.
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