One of the best strikers in football history has now claimed that Chelsea were keen on signing him before he fulfilled his potential.
It is fair to say that Chelsea have been hit and miss on big-money striker signings in the modern era at Stamford Bridge. For every Didier Drogba and Diego Costa, there have been players who have not reached the levels.
The likes of Alvaro Morata and Fernando Torres have not lived up to the hype, and even recently the dream return of a
It seems as if they ended up missing out on one of the top strikers in Premier League history, although this was not for the original want of trying.
Sergio Aguero sits fifth in the list of all-time top scorers in the top flight, and was at one point described as the only ‘world-class’ striker in the country by Thierry Henry.
Sergio Aguero says Chelsea wanted to sign him
Chelsea got a look at the Argentine before many of their rivals when they faced Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
Aguero himself has now claimed that there was a point where the Blues were interested in signing him, however they failed to follow up their interest.
He said: to ‘The Club’: “After that game [for Atletico Madrid against Chelsea in 2009], my agent told me they were interested in signing me. I love the Premier League, I wanted to play there, but Chelsea never really followed up their interest after that.”
Aguero could have finally won the Champions League with Chelsea
Combinations of Aguero and the likes of Eden Hazard and Juan Mata are normally saved for fans thinking about dream XI’s, however based on his comments it suggests there was a real possibility of it coming to fruition.
The player himself may well have earned himself the one accolade which escaped him throughout his entire career, with the Blues winning the Champions League twice in that period.
One was of course at the expense of the Argentine, losing in the final in his last game for an English team back in 2021.
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