Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero feels manager Pep Guardiola is ready to cut him loose at the end of the season.

Aguero, the greatest scorer in City's history and the man whose goal delivered the club's breakthrough Premier League triumph in 2012, is out of contract in June, along with another long-serving key man Fernandinho.

City manager Pep Guardiola said earlier this week he could not think about making decisions on new contracts for either Aguero or Fernandinho as he does not want to become "distracted" while he is trying to win four trophies.

But the Daily Mail says Aguero has become increasingly disillusioned by the way Guardiola has used him through the course of this season, particularly in recent weeks when he has been fully fit – having recovered from Covid-19 in January – and anxious to start.

The Argentine had hoped to be in Guardiola's team to face Southampton on Wednesday but remained on the bench until the 72nd minute. He has only started four times during this disrupted campaign, the last of which came at the Etihad Stadium against West Ham on February 27.

It has led the 32-year-old to believe Guardiola has already made a decision. City insist that is not the case and are adamant that Aguero's outstanding achievements in the past decade – he has scored 254 goals since his £35million move from Atletico Madrid – entitle him to leave on his own terms.