Following Flamengo FC's announcement about suspending Paolo Guerrero's contract —until FIFA clarifies the player's situation— it has been revealed Peru's top striker will stop receiving a US$280,000 monthly salary.
According to Chilean newspaper El Mercurio, the 33-year-old athlete leads the ranking of South America's highest-paid soccer players, with US$280,000.
The Peruvian forward is ahead of Argentinean Fernando Gago, who earns US$110,000 per month at Boca Juniors.
Chile's Colo-Colo player Jorge Valdivia occupies the third place (US$100,000), followed by Paraguayan La Libertad's Oscar Cardozo (US$100,000).
Ecuadorian Damian Diaz holds the fifth position (US$83,000), whereas Atletico Junior's Teofilo Gutierrez ranks sixth (US$70,000).
Offers
While in Flamengo FC, Guerrero got two offers to leave the Brazilian soccer league.
The first one came from Italy's Bologna FC, and the most recent was proposed by China's Beijing Guoan FC.
Both teams not only were willing to pay €6 million —Guerrero's exit clause— but also to sign a two-year contract worth €5 million per season.
Sanction
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