{"id":1235351,"date":"2022-10-26T17:20:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T17:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/26\/sergio-agueros-title-winning-manchester-city-shirt-up-for-sale\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T17:20:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T17:20:31","slug":"sergio-agueros-title-winning-manchester-city-shirt-up-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/10\/26\/sergio-agueros-title-winning-manchester-city-shirt-up-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Sergio Aguero&#8217;s title-winning Manchester City shirt up for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"368\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-26-152337-696x368.png\"   alt=\"Aguero tore off the shirt, which is stained with both mud and champagne, in celebration\" title=\"Aguero tore off the shirt, which is stained with both mud and champagne, in celebration\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aguero tore off the shirt, which is stained with both mud and champagne, in celebration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The shirt worn by Sergio Aguero as he scored his famous last-gasp goal to win Manchester City\u2019s first Premier League title is going under the hammer.<\/p>\n<p>The striker\u2019s goal in the 93rd minute against QPR on 13 May 2012 secured City\u2019s first league title in 44 years.<\/p>\n<p>It was due to\u00a0go up for auction in May\u00a0but was withdrawn due to \u201cunforeseen circumstances\u201d never fully explained.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The unwashed and champagne-stained number 16 shirt is expected to fetch at least \u00a320,000.<\/p>\n<p>The match-winner, four minutes into stoppage time, clinched City\u2019s 3-2 victory, ensuring Aguero\u2019s team beat rivals Manchester United to the Premier League title.<\/p>\n<p>It was Manchester City\u2019s first league title since 1968 with the goal widely held to be one of the Premier League\u2019s greatest, and prompting broadcaster Martin Tyler\u2019s famous \u201cAguerooo!\u201d commentary line.<\/p>\n<p>The striker, who won 15 major trophies in 10 years with City and is the fourth-highest scoring player in Premier League history with an impressive 184 goals in 275 games, recently\u00a0unveiled a statue marking the tenth anniversary of the goal.<\/p>\n<p>Aguero, who\u00a0retired in December 2021 to protect his health, previously described the goal as \u201cthe best moment of my life\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The shirt is due to go for auction at Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derbyshire, on 3 November.<\/p>\n<p>David Wilson-Turner, Hansons\u2019 head of sports memorabilia, said: \u201cIt was arguably the most important goal in the club\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFormer Manchester City player Mario Balotelli asked Aguero for the shirt as a souvenir but left it behind with his bag.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was obtained by a former Manchester City kitman who donated it the National Football Shirt Collection which loans sporting memorabilia to museums.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/_124798753_c3c8064e01f32f2f82873313ec04ce45c22a5789.jpg\" alt=\"Sergio Aguero celebrating his goal in 2012\" width=\"726\" height=\"408\"\/><figcaption>\n<p><em>Image caption: Aguero described the goal as \u201cthe best moment of my life\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Collection owner Neville Evans, from Wales, added: \u201cAfter Balotelli left the stadium without his bag \u2013 and the shirt \u2013 the items were transferred to the club\u2019s training ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, they were never claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter some time had passed, the former Manchester City staff member who found the shirt gifted it to the National Football Shirt Collection via my curator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never planned to sell it but my curator is currently undergoing medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe auction proceeds will be shared between him and two charities important to him, Testicular Cancer UK and the Stroke Association.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Charles Hanson, owner of Hansons, said: \u201cSome football fans may recall the Aguero shirt being offered for sale earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBids were pouring in, but due to unforeseen circumstances it had to be withdrawn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow there is nothing to stop any keen collector making it their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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