"If I try to play football now, I run out of breath."
Sergio Aguero has revealed that he cannot play football without struggling to breathe and wonders if he will ever be able to sprint again.
The former Manchester City striker was forced to retire last year due to ongoing heart problems, which were detected after he was substituted with chest pains in his last Barcelona match on October 30 against Alaves.
After undergoing cardiological tests, the club confirmed the cause was a heart arrhythmia.
Sergio Aguero addresses his heart issues.
Speaking about his general health on a Twitch stream, the 33-year-old admitted that he is unable to sprint without running out of breath, adding that he believes his heart 'doesn't work properly.'
"If I try to play football now, I run out of breath. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever be able to sprint again," Aguero remarked.
"I just feel like my heart doesn’t work properly."
"I did everything possible to have hope."
Back in December, when announcing his retirement, Aguero stated, "It is a very difficult moment. The decision I have made I have taken for my health, that is the main reason, because of the problem that I had a month-and-a-half ago."
"I was in good hands of the medical staff who have done their best and have told me the best thing would be to stop playing. So I made that decision about a week ago and I want to tell everyone I did everything possible to have hope, but there wasn't very much."
Aguero's Career.
Aguero scored 260 goals in 390 games for City, becoming their all-time leading scorer and winning five Premier League crowns, one FA Cup, and six League Cups.
After leaving City in the summer to join Catalan giants Barcelona, he struggled with health and injury troubles. As a result of this, the forward made just five competitive appearances for the five-time Champions League winners.
The striker also made 101 appearances for Argentina - registering 41 goals and 19 assists - during a spectacular career.
