“Kun” Agüero sues FC Barcelona for more than $3 million dollars

The relationship between Sergio “Kun” Agüero and FC Barcelona It ended in 2021 after the Argentine’s surprise retirement due to a heart problem. However, more than three years later, the former forward maintains a legal dispute with the Catalan club whom he sued for a debt of more than $3 million dollars.

This was announced by the ESPN network after having had access to a report in which points of the finances of the Barça team are revealed, which has been involved in financial controversies in recent seasons after the return of Joan Laporta to the club presidency at the beginning of 2021.

“On May 29, 2024, former player Sergio Agüero submitted a claim for €3 million which, according to him, is owed to him as part of the settlement agreement to end his employment relationship with the club”says the document held by the sports news network.

This amount would be part of the payment that was not canceled to the footballer in his first season with FC Barcelona, ​​where he arrived in 2021 with a contract for two seasons after ending his successful time at Manchester City.

The then forward barely played five games before a cardiac arrhythmia was detected that forced him to hang up his boots. In the agreement to terminate his contract, the Argentine agreed not to collect the second year’s payment, but he still would not have received the first year’s payment.

“As of June 21, 2024, there is no conciliation agreement between the parties. “The club is now waiting for the claim to be processed by a local court for the next step of the procedure.”continues the document that is in the possession of the members of the Catalan club.

The “Kun” is not the only one

In the same document to which ESPN had access, it is specified that FC Barcelona maintains a total of nine legal cases, among which one stands out for the transfer of French winger Ousmane Dembélé from the culé team to PSG in a transaction corresponding to $54.6 million. of dollars.

The company that filed the lawsuit against the Spanish team is called Scores Sports Management and is claiming almost $11 million dollars corresponding to its participation in the agreement with the French. However, at the moment FC Barcelona has not responded to this demand.

“The case has been taken up by a local court, given the club’s opposition and its desire to contest the claim”is reported in the document in which these cases are disclosed to keep partners informed of the financial implications they may have to face later.

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