Sergio Aguero will leave Manchester City in the summer, the club have confirmed.
The Argentine, 32, is out of contract at the end of the season and will not be offered a new one.
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Aguero joined City from Atletico Madrid in 2011 and has established himself as one of the greatest goalscorers the English game has ever seen.
He has amassed 257 goals in 384 appearances and is the highest scoring overseas player in Premier League history (181).
Aguero will forever be remembered for the dramatic last-gasp winner against QPR in 2012 which secured the club’s first top-flight championship in 44 years – and their first ever Premier League title.
He has gone on to win the title four times in total and has also lifted one FA Cup and five League Cups.
He could yet bow out with four more trophies, with City four wins away from the title and in the League Cup final, as well as the latter stages of the FA Cup and Champions League.
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City have revealed that a statue of Aguero has been commissioned to stand alongside those currently in work to honour his former team-mates David Silva and Vincent Kompany.
City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said: “Sergio’s contribution to Manchester City over the last 10 years cannot be overstated. His legend will be indelibly etched into the memories of everyone who loves the Club and maybe even in those who simply love football.
“This is not yet the moment for farewell words and speeches. There is still much to achieve in the remainder of the time we have with Sergio, and we look forward to his contributions to the challenges which lay ahead.
“In the meantime, it gives me great pleasure to announce that we will be commissioning an artist to create a statue of Sergio to live at the Etihad Stadium alongside the ones under construction for Vincent and David. And we look forward to the opportunity to bid Sergio a fitting farewell at the end of the season.”
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Sergio Aguero's City career in numbers
257 – Goals for Manchester City (club record).
181 – Goals in the Premier League (fourth on all-time list behind Alan Shearer 260, Wayne Rooney 208 and Andy Cole 187)
10 – Trophies won with City (Premier League 4, FA Cup 1, League Cup 5).
384 – Appearances for City.
16 – Hat-tricks for City.
93.20 – Time of his most famous City goal (their injury-time winner against QPR to clinch the Premier League title on the final day of the 2011-12 season).
Aguero, who has struggled with injuries this season and scored just one league goal in the past year, said: “When a cycle comes to an end, many sensations arise.
“A huge sense of satisfaction and pride remains in me for having played with Manchester City for a whole 10 seasons – unusual for a professional player in this day and age.
“Ten seasons with major achievement, throughout which I was able to become the top historic goalscorer and forging an indestructible bond with all those who love this club – people who will always be in my heart.”
Aguero added: “I was to join during the reconstruction era of 2011, and with the guidance of the owners and the contribution of many players, we earned a place among the greatest in the world.
“The task to maintain this well-deserved privileged position will remain on others.
“As for myself, I will continue to give it my utmost for the rest of the season to win more titles and bring more joy to the fans.
“Then, a new stage with new challenges will begin and I am fully ready to face them with the same passion and professionalism that I have always dedicated to continue competing at the highest level.”
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