Manchester City are reportedly set to allow club legend Sergio Aguero to leave on his own terms.

Aguero, who was already City's all-time leading goalscorer, set two more records on Sunday with his hat-trick in the 6-1 demolition of Aston Villa.

The striker's second goal took him to 176 Premier League goals and saw him overtake Arsenal great Thierry Henry as the league's record overseas goalscorer.

Meanwhile, his 12th Premier League hat-trick was also a new record, beating the previous mark set by Alan Shearer.

Aguero's 177 strikes also make him the Premier League's joint fourth record scorer alongside Frank Lampard, behind Shearer (260), Wayne Rooney (208) and Andy Cole (187).

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And as reward for his legendary status at the club, City are prepared to let him decide how and when he leaves the club, according to the Daily Mail .

Aguero is 31 has previously spoken of his desire to end his career at boyhood club Independiente in his homeland Argentina,

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He will be approaching his 33rd birthday when his current contract expires next summer, so that could be a natural time for Aguero to leave City.

However, while it appears that the clock is ticking on his City career, the Mail reports that club chiefs are reluctant to make concrete moves to recruit a replacement while Aguero is still at the Etihad.

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Aguero secured iconic status at City with his injury-time winner in a 3-2 victory over QPR on the final day of the 2011/12 season which snatched the Premier League title from rivals Manchester United in the dying moments of the game.

It was arguably the most dramatic finish ever to a top-flight campaign and earned City their first title in 44 years, kick-starting a trophy-laden decade for the club.

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Aguero's goalscoring exploits since that moment have cemented his place as a club legend, and City are reportedly keen to honour his huge contribution by effectively awarding him special treatment in terms of his departure.

The Mail reports that Tottenham ’s Harry Kane and Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez are among the candidates who could interest City as they line up potential centre-forward replacements.