Michael Emenalo<a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/premier-league-manchester-citys-turnover-for-the-first-time-higher-than-manchester-uniteds/" title="Premier League – Manchester City's turnover for the first time higher than Manchester United's”>Chelsea‘s sporting director between the end of the 2000s and the beginning of the last decade, had a moment of sincerity in the last few hours and revealed an intimacy of his time in the Blues. The current executive director of the Arab League recognized that there was an Argentine player who tried to sign, but could not do so and it is his great regret to this day.
“We were very, very close. He was 20 and the idea was to have him with Didier Drogba and for him to be his successor“Emenalo admitted about the figure of a young man Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüeroand his intentions for 2009. Carlo Ancelotti was on the Chelsea bench, and Agüero had stood out at Atlético de Madrid.
Los Blues were interested in him, as well as several clubs in Europe, although Manchester City was the one who managed to take the then young Argentine striker, a promise that ended up becoming a legend for the Citizens.
Emenalo tried to bring Agüero to Ancelotti’s Chelsea, but it didn’t happen. IMAGO
Emanelo spoke on John Obi Mikel’s podcast and, when asked if there was a footballer who regrets that he missed it while he was at Chelsea, he did not hesitate to answer: “Yes, Sergio Aguero“He stated flatly. “Ancelotti wanted it, he had a plan… and I’m not going to give details of why it didn’t happen,” the Nigerian completed.
Kun Agüero’s version of his failed move to Chelsea
Manchester City did opt for Agüero and his impact was immediate. IMAGO
Emanelo’s statements agree with the story that Kun Agüero told a little over a year ago, about the same failed transfer to the London team. “I was close to Chelsea in my third year at Atlético. The reality is that when they saw the salary I had they said ‘Who is this? ‘Messi?’ and they took me out shitting, they didn’t even bet on me,” said the former Independiente in a stream on Twitch, back in May 2023.
Agüero ended up signing for Manchester City in exchange for 40 million euros. He played with the Skyblues 390 matches between 2011 and 2021during which time he scored 260 goals and distributed 65 assists.
Kun Agüero won more than a dozen titles with Manchester City. IMAGO
Furthermore, as Citizenwon five Premier Leagues, six League Cups, three Community Shields and one FA Cup. Not bad for the footballer that Emanelo regrets not having signed.
