Guangzhou star Conca signs for Fluminense
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E-mail Shanghai Daily, November 20, 2013
Brazilian club Fluminense has confirmed that Argentine star Dario Conca will make an emotional return to the club next year after inspiring Guangzhou Evergrande to the Asian Champions League title.
Fluminense confirmed the return of Conca on its website, delighting fans of the skillful 30-year-old who became the third highest-paid footballer in the world after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi when he moved to China in 2011.
"I would like to thank the Fluminense fans for all the affection they have shown me over the years," Conca said in comments posted on the Fluminense website. "I am very happy to return to Fluminense and I'm looking forward to playing once again next year."
Reports said Conca had agreed a three-year deal worth an estimated US$300,000 a month.
Conca was once regarded as one of the brightest stars in South American football, beginning his senior career with River Plate in Argentina before eventually moving to Fluminense on loan in 2008.
He joined Guangzhou, which is bankrolled by a Chinese property firm, in mid-2011 for a fee of around US$10 million.
The short, solid midfielder with sublime passing and control, plus lethal set-piece skills, quickly became a key element of the team and helped Guangzhou win three successive Chinese Super League titles.
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