One Argentine in! One Argentine out?

Man City's Argentine duo

I'm sure the majority of football fans have noticed that Manchester City have splashed the cash once more! This time they've coughed up around £45m just this summer on two players!

One of these that have been brought in is Athletico Madrid starlight Sergio Aguero who is definitely the ideal replacement for the likely departing Carlos Tevez. After Tevez revealed his desire to return to Argentina/Spain, Man City then stepped up their pursuit for Sergio Aguero by offering 38m which Athletico Madrid could not refuse. The other signing from Man City was left back Gael Clichy from Arsenal for around 7m after being named the best left back of the season.

Sergio Aguero had a very successful couple of seasons in La Liga attracting much interest from Man City, Chelsea and Real Madrid before deciding to opt for the big money at Man City. Aguero who is incidentally Diego Maradona's son in law has scored 75 goals in 175 appearances for Athletico and formed a formidable partnership with Diego Forlan. The 23 year old has been described as a silky dribbler with a lot of tricks and pace with a sharp eye for goal however doesn't have the work rate of his Argentine colleague Carlos Tevez. Another top player to watch out for this year.

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