The Catalan club made inquiries about signing Aguero prior to signing Neymar last summer, and even held a series of "very serious" meetings with the 25-year-old's advisers. The signing of Neymar has alleviated Barcelona's need for Aguero, but the club have reportedly left the door open to signing the player following Messi's intervention.
According to El 9 Esportiu, a source close to Aguero has said: "He's crazy about Barca." Indeed, the publication reports that the former Atletico Madrid striker is keen on a change of scenery, misses Spain, and believes he would fit in "perfectly" at Barcelona.
Aguero almost made the move to Real Madrid from Atletico before moving to England with City, and although reports about a move to Real persist, it is thought that the player is still bitter over the collapsed move and no longer considers a move to the Bernabeu a viable option.
The biggest barrier to a move to Barcelona is City's insistence that Aguero is not for sale. While the relationship between Citizens' general manager Fernando Soriano and Barcelona president Sandro Rosell are tense, the transfer of Dennis Suarez last summer shows the clubs are capable of doing business.
But City consider Aguero a "vital" part of their project and have no wish to strengthen a possible rival in the Champions League. Furthermore, Bacelona manager Gerardo Martino is not thought to consider spending money on a new forward a priority given the frailty of his ageing defence.
Nevertheless, it seems that with Messi and Aguero both pushing for the move we may not have heard the end of this story yet.
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