City revealed during the course of the season that the five-time Premier League winner was to end his association with the club after nearly 400 games in the blue half of Manchester, with the soon to be 33-year-old's availability prompting several of Europe's elite clubs to investigate a potential deal with the 97-cap Argentina international.

According to football insider Fabrizio Romano, the hunt for his signature has been won by Barcelona, with the Spanish side agreeing terms one a one-year deal that will see Aguero link up with his compatriot Lionel Messi at the Camp Nou – provided, of course, that Messi sticks around next season.

Several other European clubs, including Chelsea, were thought to have pursued the possibility of striking a deal with Aguero, who scored an impressive 258 goals in English football – including his famous title-winning goal in injury time against QPR on the final day of the 2011-12 season.