Independiente secretary general Hector Maldonado has startled Manchester City fans after proclaiming Sergio Aguero will be back at his boyhood club in 2017.
Aguero has made no secret of his desire to return to his former outfit before hanging up his boots, but Maldonado told Argentinian broadcaster TyC Sports that reunion will come about next year (h/t Daniel Panero of Spanish daily Marca). He said: "Sergio Aguero will be playing for Independiente in 2017."
The Argentina striker grew up as an Independiente supporter and joined their academy at the age of nine before eventually leaving for Atletico Madrid in 2006 for a club-record figure of €23 million.