The dream of seeing Paolo Guerrero play the first stage of League 1 for Alianza Lima was broken. Now, the chances of reaching an agreement between the scorer and the Blue and White administration have been trapped by a clause that has caused rejection and outrage in the ‘Predator’.
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For several weeks, Guerrero’s arrival at Alianza was one of the most important issues in the sports mediasduring the course of those days, the ‘Predator‘ denied any contact, then said that he did not close the doors to the possibility, he traveled to the United States to examine his knee, etc.
When there were only a few hours left for the transfer book to close and without any other offer for him to play abroad, everything seemed to be on track for Paolo Guerrero return to the club where he made his minor divisions and of which he is a fan. However, a single clause in the contract that he emphasized an old injury complicated everything. HERE we tell you what happened.
The ‘Foquita effect’ complicated everything
Given a lack of clarity regarding the good condition of Paolo’s knee and with the background of Jefferson Farfán, Lima Alliance would have sought to include a ‘protection clause’ in case the ‘Predator‘ is injured, has little activity and cannot complete a certain number of minutes.
As recalled, Jefferson Farfan He spent much of 2021 injured and the games he played, despite scoring important goals, did not exceed 30 or 35 minutes per game. In fact, so far in 2022, the ‘seal‘ has not been able to see action on the field of play.
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On Paolo Guerrero’s side they have not accepted this clause, since the striker considers that injuries are part of football and he should not have a special condition in this regard.
But, Why didn’t they try to apply the same system with Jefferson Farfán? The issue is more on the investment side. For the arrival of the ‘Foquita’, much of the money was put in by investors, while in the case of Paolo it would be up to Alianza Lima to make this large outlay.
Could Paolo sign for Alianza after March 8?
The last statement that Paolo Guerrero gave about his future left several questions. “I still do not have a medical discharge. I have no limits to sign for a team. With much more reason I have time to see where I can go, to which football, to which league “assured.
Beyond confirming that, if he signed for a team, he would still not be able to play physically, Guerrero realized that he could sign beyond March 8, the closing date of the transfer book. This is due to a section of the regulation that says the following:
“An exception to this rule is the professional player whose contract has expired before the start of the registration period (December 15) and who may register outside of said period (March 8).”
That is why Sporting Cristal rushed Yotún, because he was released in the middle of the process, while Guerrero terminated his contract with Inter de Porto Alegre in October. In other words, Paolo Guerrero’s novel to Alianza could now continue ahead of the start of the Copa Libertadores.
Paolo Guerrero: Alianza fans ask him to follow the example of Yotún
Many intimate fans had held out hope that Paolo Guerrero will sign for Lima Alliance to close his career in the team of his loves, something that did not happen and aroused the rejection of the fans.
In that sense, many fans of Alianza Lima have gone to social networks to compare the case of Guerrero with that of Yotún, who will dress in light blue again. Some have even shown their annoyance when considering that ‘Yoshi’ is showing affection to his club that the ‘Predator’ not yet express.
“While Yotún agrees to lower his claims. While he rejects a higher offer from Alianza, Paolo does not accept that his contract can be renegotiated if he is injured.”reads one of the Twitter comments.
“Others beat their chests and say they are fans at heart”, “If Paolo doesn’t come now, his opportunity is over for me”, “Yotún robbed less money because of his identification with Cristal. There is not one like that in Alianza”are other comments that criticized Guerrero’s situation.