Here you will find the most controversial signings of Latin American athletes

Several European football leagues have already started and Latin American Post reviews the most controversial cases in terms of signings of Latin American players. Many of them linked to clubs in UEFA, but also other cases of Conmebol.

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Mauro Zárate to Boca Juniors

As Diario Clarín points out very early in the opening of the transfer market, this signing was one of the first to be registered and, without a doubt, one of the most controversial of this season. After several months of negotiations, Zarate made an unexpected decision for all the fans of Vélez.

The controversy was generated because the Argentine player had publicly announced his intention to stay in Vélez's club, but on July 2nd he announced his transfer to the historic Boca Juniors. The transaction was made for more than 2 million euros.

After this decision, it has not been spoken more in the Argentine press, even the same fans of Velez consider him a traitor.

The news escalated to such an extent that there was a bomb threat in her daughter's garden! As the Argentine newspaper, Toda Pasión, points out, on July 4th, a call was made to her daughter's garden warning that there was a bomb in the institution, for which all the students were evacuated and classes were canceled.

Hours later, the player apologized to the "Fortín", assuring that he did not keep his word; now everything seems to indicate that Veléz would be interested in the services of Carlos Tevez as a "revenge".

Did Paolo Guerrero betray Flamengo?

According to the newspaper Depor, the historic Peruvian striker closed his pass to play at Internacional de Porto Alegre in the first days of August. The directors of the club are so excited that they cited the "torcedores" to receive the Peruvian as he deserves: "'Torcedores', we are going to show Guerrero the passion of the Colorado people! Come to be part of the player reception, on Wednesday (August 15)! "

However, as the BolaVip newspaper points out, the controversy arises because the flamengo team had hired the lawyers who defended the Peruvian against the TAS (Arbitral Tribunal of Sport) when he was accused of alleged doping. Guerrero was almost out of the Russian World Cup because of that. However, the lawyers of Flamengo and the Peruvian team reached an agreement with this high court, for which Guerrero was able to play the World Cup.

Now, before a millionaire proposal, Paolo Guerrero left the club that supported him to play with Internacional de Porto Alegre. The decision has disappointed many fans, because it seems he left the team because of the "money".

Éder Militao a whole bargain!

The Brazilian Militao was announced as the new player of the European club FC Porto, after playing several seasons with the Brazilian club Santos. As the Portajes.net portal pointed out, the young Brazilian player becomes a new promise for the dragons, due to his young age and the amazing skills he showed at Santos.

This is how the Portuguese club published it: "Éder Militao has become a new reinforcement for FC Porto. The 20-year-old Brazilian player is already in Portugal and has signed a five-year contract, until June 30, 2023. With the ability to play as a central defender, right-back or middle, will be immediately integrated IGNORE INTO the works of the squad of Sérgio Conceição".

However, the situation that astonishes in this pass is the price. FC Porto paid more than three million euros, a bargain in the case of a European country and such a talented player, although this was to be expected of the Portuguese team.

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Will Vinicius Junior be under the shadow of Real Madrid?

As reported by Depor, the Brazilian player Vinicius with only 18 years is the new signing of the Spanish Real Madrid, after debuting with only 16 years at Flamengo in the position of end.

However, because of his youth Real Madrid sees many weaknesses, as this club points out: "the attacker must substantially improve his handling of the left leg and his aerial game".

It is known that even older stars have not triumphed at Real Madrid, so it is worth asking: Will Vinicius give the status to Real Madrid? Or will Real Madrid give the status to Vinicius?

Luis Advíncula: Go for Rayo Vallecano!

The Peruvian player Luis Advíncula was yielded by El Tigres (Mexico) to become one of Rayo Vallecano's main bishops in the following season, according to the website, fichajes.net. In addition, his participation in the World Cup of Russia was outstanding although Peru did not classify to the round of 16.

However, not everything is rosy. Advíncula, who was left out of the World Cup, has left a halo of doubt in his footballing abilities. As AmericaTV reported, Advíncula did not have a remarkable season in Tigres and all his options were pulverized by an injury. Although the Madrid team is not a top team of Spain or Europe, it is risking a lot of money for a bet that is uncertain.

The most expensive player in Bournemouth

The Colombian Jefferson Lerma became the most expensive transaction of the English club. According to the Capsulas portal, the transaction was made for 30 million euros. However, there are two opposing positions. The first is that he was expected to reach a club with more weight due to his skills and, second, that the Colombian player is not worth 30 million euros. Now, everything depends on him.

LatinAmerican Post | Miguel Díaz
Translated from "Estos son los 6 fichajes más polémicos del fútbol sudamericano"