Aguero eager to start his City career after club record £35m Madrid move

The 23-year-old has signed a five-year contract, worth a reported £200,000 a week.

No fee was confirmed by either club, but it is thought City have paid Atletico Madrid £35m for Aguero, eclipsing their previous high of £32.5m for Brazil forward Robinho in August 2008.

He becomes manager Roberto Mancini’s third signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Arsenal defender Gael Clichy and Partizan Belgrade’s Stefan Savic, and takes the Italian’s spending in this window to £48m.

Aguero had already declared himself a Manchester City player on Wednesday after a day of talks with club officials.

And, speaking last night after sealing the deal officially, the striker said he was ready to play in the Premier League.

“I don’t think I’ll have too many problems settling into the team,” he said.

“I’ll obviously be doing my best to do what the manager asks and try to work the way he wants me to, and of course he will know how he wants to use me.

“Once I’m out on the field I will get to know my way round, but I can’t say that for sure because I have not even made my debut yet.

“But I’m sure everything will be fine. I’m going to be relaxed about it.”

The arrival of Diego Maradona’s son-in-law once again opens up questions about the future of Carlos Tevez, for whom Aguero is seen as a natural replacement.

Tevez is adamant he wants to leave to be nearer his wife and two daughters in Argentina, though he would also consider a move to Europe.

However, Inter Milan director Marco Branca yesterday insisted the Italian club had no plans to sign the Argentina international.