The Peruvian forward revealed that the ‘timao’ did not let him return to Europe. (Video: D&T with Diego Rebagliati and Talia Azcarate)
In a recent interview with DyT, a program hosted by Diego Rebagliati and Talía Azcárate, Paolo Guerrero He broke his silence on situations of the past, present and future. It is not usually common for the ‘Predator’ decides to testify exclusively for the media, which is why he usually leaves signatures that get everyone talking. On this occasion, the historic scorer of the Peruvian team confirmed that he was close to joining one of the teams belonging to the Big 6 of the Premier Leaguesomething that would have been historic knowing the brief passage of Claudio Pizarro for him Chelsea.
Guerrero said that the club was nothing more and nothing less than the Tottenham. Without a doubt, it would have been very interesting to see him perform in what is currently the most competitive league on the planet. In fact, Paolo said that it was not the first time that he had the option to return to Europe.
For many, the arrival of Paolo Guerrero to the Corinthians from Brazil in 2012 meant a setback in his career. However, his first achievement was to be champion in the Club World Cup against Chelsea with his goal. This generated options to return to Europe. Let us remember that his signing for the Brazilian club was after his time in the Bundesligawhere he put on the Bayern Munich and Hamburg shirts.
“When I arrived at Corinthians, I said to myself: ‘I win the Club World Cup and I’m leaving again.’ If I had opportunities to return to Europe? Many, but Corinthians did not want to sell me or did not want to negotiate with me. The last proposal came from Tottenham, which was a loan-purchase. I am going with the proposal to talk with Edu Gaspar, who today is Arsenal sporting directorand I said ‘I have this, please’. His response was: ‘Do you want me to kill the crooked one, Paolo? Rest assured that here you will be the most paid soccer player in South America,’” said the captain of the national team.
Later, he confessed that they did not keep the promise: “He didn’t keep it. I did not renew with Corinthians because the proposal they made me was not within what I think I deserved. I believed that because I was Peruvian they were not valuing me. That’s how other proposals arrived (Flemish) and I’m leaving.”
Paolo Guerrero would have joined a team full of footballers who, some time later, would be world stars. Some players who marked an era in the Premier League who were in that squad are Hugo Lloris, Kyle Walker, Jan Vertonghen, William Gallas, Danny Rose, Kyle Walker, Mouse Dembelé, Rafael van der Vaart, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Gareth Bale, Clint Dempsey, Aaron Lennon, Emmanuel Adebayor and Harry Kane. A very competitive squad that was able to accompany the captain of the Peruvian team.
Without a doubt, Paolo Guerrero found his best performance in Brazilian football. The Peruvian legend knew how to make history, especially in Corinthians and Flamengo. In addition, he had a spell at Internacional de Porto Alegre and Avaí. The national forward’s greatest achievement was the Club World Cup title against Chelsea, a final in which he scored with a header. It was 1-0 for those from Sao Paulo, thus becoming the last Copa Libertadores champion team that would manage to win said competition. Since then, only European clubs have managed to win the title.
The ‘Predator’ was the hero of the last South American team to beat the Europeans.
During his time in Brazilian football, ‘Predator’ managed to do 129 goals in 307 games. Crack numbers and from someone who, as he himself said, deserved to be the highest paid forward in South America.
