Corinthians agree Diniz deal, await signature to announce | OneFootball

By Tiago Salazar

Fernando Diniz is close to becoming the new head coach of Corinthians. The club reached an agreement with the manager following Dorival Júnior’s departure and is now only waiting for the contract to be signed to announce the new man in charge. The deal will run until December 2026.

The parties are already exchanging contract drafts after reaching an agreement. Internally, however, Diniz’s arrival is being viewed with some concern by part of the board, which fears that president Osmar Stabile could back out of hiring the coach because of the André case, in which the club chief blocked the midfielder’s sale after agreeing on all terms with AC Milan, of Italy.

In addition, Stabile is also looking at the fans’ rejection of Fernando Diniz on social media, which gained momentum this Monday. Some supporters believe the coach would not be the ideal name to restore the team’s confidence, as it is currently on a nine-match winless streak.

(Photo: Matheus Lima/Vasco)

Stabile is therefore gauging the “temperature” of social media to decide whether or not to block Diniz’s arrival. On the other hand, the president also understands that no name within the club’s financial reality would be unanimously accepted by the Fiel Torcida.

The fact is that everything between Corinthians and Fernando Diniz has already been agreed, with only the coach’s signature missing for the official announcement.

What worked in Diniz’s favor was the fact that he is a free agent. Timão’s board was in a hurry to define the new coach and believed it could reach a quick resolution with the former Vasco manager, which happened this Monday.

Corinthians seek agreement to terminate Dorival’s contract

At the same time, Corinthians are also moving toward reaching an agreement with Dorival Júnior over the payment of the termination penalty for the now former coach, who was dismissed last Sunday.

The termination penalty to end Dorival’s contract is three monthly salaries, in addition to some amounts related to the FGTS (Length-of-Service Guarantee Fund). In other words, around R$ 6 million.

Corinthians’ upcoming matches

Platense-ARG x Corinthians (first round of the Libertadores) Date and time: 04/09 (Thursday), at 9 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Estádio Ciudad de Vicente Lopez, in Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Corinthians x Palmeiras (11th round of the Brasileirão) Date and time: 04/12 (Sunday), at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time) Venue: Neo Química Arena, in São Paulo (SP)

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