SERGIO AGUERO wants knee surgery straight away to save his Champions League dream.
The Manchester City legend hobbled out of the 5-0 win over Burnley on Monday night and boss Pep Guardiola feared the worst.
On Tuesday, the club confirmed plans to send Aguero to Spain for an assessment by Dr Ramon Cugat.
Barcelona-based surgeon Cugat is dubbed the ‘Messi of medicine’ and is the man who extended Man City boss Guardiola’s playing career.
The hope now is that — if the operation can be carried out quickly and goes as planned — Aguero could still be ready to face Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League in August.
Sources close to the player believe he may be back in as little as five weeks, which would then give him an outside chance of making the second leg — with City winning 2-1 in the Bernabeu.
Aguero’s dad Leonel Del Castillo said: “He thinks it’s the meniscus, because if it were a more serious injury, the knee would feel different.
“He will have an MRI scan and then they will see the seriousness of the injury.
“After the surgery, we will be in Barcelona for five or six days and return to Manchester for recovery.
“He said he wanted to do it now to play in the Champions League.”
Aguero is unlikely to play in City’s remaining domestic games.
A City statement read: “Sergio Aguero suffered damage to his left knee in our recent 5-0 win over Burnley.
“The striker will now travel to Barcelona to see Dr Ramon Cugat for further examination.
“Everyone at City wishes Sergio the best with his recovery.”
Pep Guardiola admitted after the win that the forward’s injury “does not look good” after suffering from pain in his knee for a number of weeks.
The coach stated last night: “We’ll see tomorrow in a better way what he has.
“He felt something in his knee. He has struggled in the last month, some pain in his knee, so we will see.
“The doctor says it will take time. A few games [out] for sure.”
