Guardiola insists Aguero will not leave Man City

Dom Farrell

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has reiterated his stance that Sergio Aguero will not be allowed to leave the Premier League club this summer.

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The Argentina international has been linked with a move to Chelsea despite the Blues having agreed a fee for Real Madrid's Alvaro Morata.

But Guardiola has hit out at such reports, claiming he has never thought of selling the former Atletico Madrid man while also playing down reports of a deal for Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez

"Alexis plays for Arsenal, so Arsene said that [Sanchez will stay]. He knows more than me," the Catalan told a press conference.

"We have two really good strikers in Sergio and Gabriel [Jesus] so, in those terms, we are good. It’s not about a striker.

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"The problem was, last season, Gabriel was out for a long time and we would like to see both of them together."

"You know my opinion about Sergio. I said many times last season and I have not changed a word of what I said.

"He is our player and he will remain here."

Alexis's international colleague Claudio Bravo appeared to face a less certain future following an error-strewn debut campaign in Manchester.

He was the penalty shoot-out hero in his country's Confederations Cup semi-final triumph over Portugal last month but is set to begin the season as second choice behind new recruit Ederson at City.

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Nevertheless, Guardiola is keen for the 34-year-old former Barcelona man to compete with Ederson and dismissed suggestions City were in the market for experienced Napoli keeper Pepe Reina.

"No, no – we will go with Ederson, Claudio and the young players [goalkeepers]," Guardiola added.

Dom Farrell

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.