Stabile lifts lid on Corinthians: Tite return, youth, reforms 👀 | OneFootball

Osmar Stabile, president of Corinthians, commented on various topics surrounding the club's backstage last Tuesday, during an interview in the mixed zone after the launch event of the 2026 Copinha. The Corinthians leader shared his stance on the postponement of the statute reform vote, the restructuring of the youth system, the transfer ban, and even discussed the possibility of a change in the technical command.

Statute Reform Vote Postponed

The vote on the draft of the Corinthians statute reform, which was supposed to take place last Monday at Parque São Jorge during a Deliberative Council meeting, was suspended.

The plenary unanimously voted that the club needs a change in its constitution. However, CD members argued that more time is needed to discuss some terms of the project. In Stabile's view, extending the debate could be beneficial for the club.

“The meeting took place and the Council decided not to vote on any agenda at that moment. I believe this needs to be resolved as quickly as possible. The president of Corinthians continues working regardless of the statute. We have to work to restructure the administrative and financial parts, and we are doing this intensively,” analyzed the leader.

“Democratically, they decided. The president does not interfere with the statute issue; he simply complies with what is in the statute. This was an idea from the councilors, and the Council president agreed and accepted to discuss these agendas a bit more. I believe this is beneficial for Corinthians, to discuss more, so that a statute comes out that meets Corinthians' expectations,” he continued.

Ten public hearings have been scheduled to debate the project's topics. At the end of this process, the new statute will be voted on by the CD in February 2026 and will subsequently go through the General Assembly of members. Therefore, the process should be completed only in March of next year.

Restructuring in the Youth System and Corinthians Ready for Copinha

Corinthians has been undergoing a general restructuring in its youth categories since Stabile took over the club's presidency. Alex Brasil, the youth executive, was dismissed and replaced by Erasmo Damiani. There were also changes in the technical command of the under-17 and under-20 teams, with the departures of Raphael Laruccia and Orlando Ribeiro, and the arrivals of Guilherme Nascimento and William Baptista.

Early in Stabile's management, Corinthians released a series of athletes contracted during Augusto Melo's tenure and made several changes among the department's leadership. Additionally, in recent days, the board also dismissed three employees from the youth categories. The dismissals were reportedly motivated by cost reduction.

“We have the under-20 team assembled, the team is working normally. What we have prepared is to win the Copinha again. There is no problem. The entire restructuring of the youth football is being done. The entire team, we have under-20, under-17, under-15 normally. The restructuring was because the department was really bloated, and we had to reduce it. There is no problem, it's within the script and within what was pre-established,” stated Stabile.

The most successful team in Copinha, with 11 titles, Corinthians is in Group 8, based in Jaú, in the interior of São Paulo (SP). Timão will face XV de Jaú (SP), Trindade (GO), and Luverdense (MT).

News on the Transfer Ban?

Corinthians has been unable to register players since August due to a debt of about R$ 40 million with Santos Laguna, Mexico, related to the signing of defender Félix Torres. The club expects to settle the amount by the end of the year. The deadline is the same for trying to reach an agreement with Matías Rojas' staff, to whom Timão owes R$ 45 million.

“The expectation is that we will pay [the transfer ban] by December. We still have the Rojas issue, which we are negotiating. We expect that now in December we can also resolve this problem, by arranging the payments in the way we have been discussing,” said the president of Corinthians.

Tite on the Radar?

Finally, Stabile was also asked about a possible return of Tite to Corinthians. As revealed by Gazeta Esportiva, the club does not rule out the possibility of hiring the coach for 2026. The board is waiting for the current season to conclude before making a decision. However, the leader preferred to praise Dorival Júnior.

“I have to respect the current coach, Dorival. He is a coach who is working with us, meeting expectations as much as possible. Dorival continues with us, and I understand that he should continue for next year,” stated Stabile.

Tite is available in the market and announced last Saturday the resumption of his career. He paused his professional journey for about seven months to take care of his mental health. Dorival Júnior, on the other hand, has a contract with Corinthians until the end of 2026.

Despite Stabile highlighting Dorival's continuity for the next season, the report found that the continuity of the work will still be evaluated by the Corinthians board.

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