Got him! Aguero flies into London to complete £38m Man City move

By IAN LADYMAN

Last updated at 10:10 PM on 26th July 2011

Manchester City hope to sign striker Sergio Aguero by the end of the week after agreeing a price of around £38million for the South American. 

Aguero flew from his native Argentina to Manchester on Tuesday night after City finally agreed a deal with his club Atletico Madrid.  

It is understood City already have a clear idea of his personal demands and do not expect discussions to take very long. 

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The highly rated 23-year-old is expected to put his name to a five-year contract worth around £200,000 a week and his arrival will certainly please manager Roberto Mancini. 

City are expected to lose Carlos Tevez in the coming weeks and with doubts remaining over the reliability of Edin Dzeko and Mario Balotelli, Mancini needs a proven goalscorer before the Barclays Premier League season begins in two-and-a-half weeks. 

Aguero has recently played with his compatriot Tevez in the Copa America and as such will be allowed some holiday before beginning his new life at the Etihad Stadium. 

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Tevez has been told to report back for training with Mancini's squad a week today and the same will apply to Aguero, meaning neither player is expected to start in the Community Shield against neighbours and rivals Manchester United three days later. 

City travel to the Republic of Ireland on Friday for two games in the Dublin Super Cup, including the pick against Inter Milan on Sunday. 

City's deal with Aguero is thought to have been sealed after the striker talked the move through with his wife Giannina, who is Diego Maradona's daughter, in Argentina over the weekend.

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