“Contract for productivity”: This is the type of bond that awaits Guerrero in Racing

“We are closing with Paolo Guerrero. On Monday he will have a medical check-up and if everything is fine, he will sign a contract”, declared the president of racingVíctor Blanco, on the situation of the national attacker.

Indeed, this Monday the future of Paul. The exams will be exhaustive to see how the injury to his right knee (tendons) that he suffered in August 2020 has evolved but that until now has been bad for him.

In the last year 2022, Paolo barely played 10 games with Avaí and failed to convert. That raised some doubts about whether he could continue his career at top-level clubs. There was talk that he was offered to many clubs and just last Friday racing accepted the incorporation.

THE CONTRACT FOR PRODUCTIVITY

“The contract that they are making to Paolo Guerrerosince he will talk a lot about his performance, because a player like him who seeks to improve himself and that his performance has to do with salary will give him and the team a plus “the journalist Juan Pablo Alagastino, from ESPN and El Trece, assured this outlet.

Indeed. To pass the medical exams, Paolo Guerrero will have “for one year a contract for productivity”tells us Hernando Maderna, a journalist who covers racing for the newspaper Olé of Argentina. What does that mean, that “He charges for playing or being available. I would have a low fixed salary”Maderna explains about what the Peruvian’s relationship with Racing would be like.

“It is the idea that is had in Racing. I don’t know if a low salary, but much less than what Paolo used to “complements Ariel Senosiaín, a journalist who covers Racing for T&C Sports.

This seems to be already a model in Argentina. In 2020 Argentinos Juniors began to implement this type of contract and now they have up to 20 players who charge for productivity. “It is designed so that the players have a good salary. Right now we have 20 contracts for productivity. We consider it a revolutionary model”Alejandro Pérez, vice president of Argentinos Juniors, declared a few days ago.

“The effect is that we don’t pay large contracts to the reinforcements and we put the money on the field. In the global number, we determine a saving of 25%, since we give money more efficiency”said Cristian Malaspina, president of Argentinos Juniors when he started with the model.

What is it about?

“Here in Peru, that modality is not used. It may be an incentive, but in reality a work contract is signed here and there may be prizes for each objective”Safap legal advisor Jhonny Baldovino explains about the model.

The agent Óscar Balbuena clarifies what these types of contracts are, which in Europe are known as ‘Variables’. “Contracts have many nuances. The simplest discuss validity, salary and validity. Then, depending on the player, they begin to become more complex. There are two types of player that generate productivity clauses or incentives. The one you love very much and need to negotiate those variables. It is done because the club does not want to put everything in the fixed salary and encourage more achievements “he begins by explaining.

For case of Paolo Guerrero it goes through the opposite side, the agent explains to us. “He is at a low point and for the clubs it is to cover their backs. I give you a basic salary and I give you incentives for conditions. Perhaps it is no longer 75-25% as in type one, but probably the other way around”assures.

Thus, they are the forecasts that the Academy is taking so as not to have to pay for a player that they cannot have on the field of play if injuries again complicate Paolo Guerrero. The conditions are usually: games for which you are available, matches played, minutes, goals and group level, titles and qualification to international tournaments. “The fan is surprised by the Paolo issue, by his age and his bad 2022”, sentence Maderna. This Monday some of those doubts could be cleared up.

What options does Guerrero have to play?

The physical state of Paul It is what worries the most, but it will be the medical examinations that determine the future of the national team. If the arrival takes place, Racing will go on to compete for a place in the eleven.

racing today he has Maximiliano Romero and Nicolás Reinero in attack. Paolo Guerrero he must get to cover the departure of Enzo Copetti, who went to play in the MLS.

“I would have a defining role. Racing attacks a lot and does not need a 9 to generate plays on its own, but one to be well positioned for the goal. A born definer is needed ”, explains Hernando.

Paolo Guerrero He is a 9 area player who knows how to hold on to rival defenders. He also knows how to play outside, but if they want him in the heart of the box, that’s his forte. Maxi Romero is also one of those center forwards, while Reniero moves more along the entire attack front.

So far, no one seems to convince as a replacement for Copetti, hence the possible arrival of Paolo Guerrero to fight in that decisive position.