Messi Said 'don't cheat on me' - Aguero

 

The Argentine has joked about the closeness of his friendship with his compatriot after speaking about their room-sharing arrangements on international duty

Sergio Aguero has revealed in his new autobiography how Lionel Messi jokingly told him "don't cheat on me" after the Argentina room-mates were separated recently.

The two players have been close friends since 2005 when they first played for their country's under-17 side, with the pair rooming together the night before games for the last nine years. Continue....

However, Aguero was forced to sleep alone on one recent international trip that Messi missed, with the Manchester City star admitting they both shared a joke on one of the rare occasions they were separated.

He revealed in his new book 'Born to rise': "When one of us is not there, we'll be on our own in the room. Last time when he was missing he sent me a text saying, ''Who have they put you with?''

I texted back: ''Don’t worry about it, love – I’m alone!''. But he shot back: ''Don’t be cheating on me!''

The former Atletico Madrid striker also talks about their first introduction back in 2005, admitting he didn't even know who the future four-time Ballon d'Or winner was at the time.

"The first time I met Leo Messi I didn't know who he was, only that I couldn't believe the boots he was wearing. But he is like a brother to me.

"After a while I looked at him and said: ''Sorry, what’s your name?''

He just replied: ''Leo.'' ''Leo,'' I said, ''Leo what...?'' ''Lionel,'' he answered. ''Lionel Messi.''

"I recognised the name from somewhere and eventually remembered he was the kid from Rosario who had gone to Barcelona."

Aguero also explains their typical preparations the night before a game, with the 26-year-old often riling the Barcelona star with his fondness for late night TV.

He added: “He tends to fall asleep quite quickly and the only thing that annoys him is that I like to watch TV with the sound down.

“When I fall asleep, he wakes up and comes looking for the remote. When he’s asleep I have to tiptoe to the toilet and stop my phone from vibrating in case it wakes him up.”