“I feel like my heart doesn’t work properly”- Aguero opens up on his heart condition

The Argentine was forced to retire just months after signing Barcelona.

Sergio Aguero, while discussing the health scare that forced him to retire from football, has admitted that he doesn’t feel like his heart functions properly again.

After 10 years of English football, the fearsome goalscorer left Manchester City to join Barcelona as a free agent last summer.

But after a brief spell with the Spanish giants, Aguero was forced to retire after he suffered a heart issue while playing for the club against Alaves.

The 33-year-old has now opened up on what living with the issue feels like after being forced to walk away.

Speaking on Twitch, the former striker said: “If I try to play football-tennis now, I run out of breath when I want to sprint. I just feel like my heart doesn’t work properly.”

How did it happen?

While playing for Barcelona in a La Liga match against Alaves on October 30, 2021, Aguero suffered a heart problem.

That was his last competitive football appearance as he was replaced in the 42nd minute after it appeared apparent that he could not continue.

He was taken to the hospital for examination, where he was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia. Subsequently, he was advised to end his illustrious career.

“The first 15 days I had a terrible time,” he said of how the scare felt.

“When it happened, I thought it was nothing and that I was going to be fine, but when I arrived in the hospital and they left me in a small room alone with a lot of monitors around me, I realised something was bad.

“And after two days hospitalised, I started to become nervous.”

During his playing time, Aguero represented Atletico Madrid, Manchester City and Barcelona and scored a total of 385 goals at club level.