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Sergio Aguero has reaffirmed his intention to join Independiente - and confirmed his commitment to his childhood club by helping to pay for their new training ground.

Aguero is adamant he will leave Manchester City when his contract expires in 2019.

City chiefs maintain hope that their talismanic striker can be convinced to to extend his deal - but he has left Independiente fans in no doubt that he will end his career back in Argentina.

And he proved his ongoing affection for the club by joining another former player Gabriel Milito in funding a new state of the art training complex.

Visiting the site on Wednesday Aguero said: “Independiente fans know I finish my career here.

“Seeing this makes me happy.”

Independiente president Hugo Moyano added: “What they are doing is important for Independiente, priceless and will be remembered forever.

“This really shows the love for the institution - not just what they did on the pitch, but the love that they show the club.

“The fans are not going to forget it.”

Aguero has consistently outlined his plan to return to Independiente in recent weeks - even if City hope he will postpone that move.

Addressing the issue, Manuel Pellegrini said: “You must know about how Argentina players think. They always want to return to their original clubs.

“These are things they think in the future, but I don’t think that moment has a date. Now he says two years more, three years more.

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“We will wait three years and see what happens.

“I think he’s thinking about winning things here with Manchester City.”