Remember the name, Dario Conca? Well, you probably should. In the summer of 2011, the highest-paid footballers in the world were Cristiano Ronaldo , Lionel Messi and Argentine Conca. While Ronaldo and Messi were thriving on the grandest stages with Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively at the time, Conca had just helped Brazilian side Fluminense to their first Brazilian championship since 1984.
As a result, he secured a highly lucrative move to Guangzhou Evergrande in China, before the Chinese Super League was fashionable. On July 2, he signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Guangzhou and it was that transfer to Asia that made him the third highest-paid player on the planet, only behind two of the greatest footballers to ever play the game . Hulk, Oscar, Marouane Fellaini, Paulinho, Carlos Tevez and others joined the Chinese Super League but it never became what it set out to be.
Dario Conca's Guangzhou Contract While they weren't quite at the stage of signing the likes of Oscar and Hulk yet, the Chinese Super League were willing to spend big on attractive talent in 2011 and that's exactly what happened with Conca. The Argentine signed for Guangzhou in a deal worth £170,000-per-week, making him the third-highest paid player in the world. And Conca certainly earned his money.
In his three seasons with Guangzhou, he scored 54 goals and chalked up 37 assists in 99 appearances. Oscar left Chelsea for China in 2017 and has earned an absolute fortune since then. His initial s.
