Sergio Agüero has publicly commented on rumors that FC Barcelona players asked him to take the #10 shirt after the departure of his friend and compatriot Lionel Messi.
Agüero wore #10 for his previous club, Manchester City, but he did not take it at Barcelona even after Messi’s departure.
In the post-match presser following his debut, a 3-1 win over Valencia, Agüero confirmed that veteran players had asked him to wear the famous shirt.
However, he turned them down in order to wear #19.
“It is the number that I used during the U-20 World Cup in Holland and also in the national team,” he said.