Corinthians clears one overdue image-rights payment, but issues remain | OneFootball

Throughout this Monday (24), Corinthians made the payment for one of the two months of image rights that were overdue with Timão’s current men’s squad. The information was first reported by ge.globo. The outstanding amount had piled up because, last Thursday (20), the July payments came due without the June ones — overdue since July 20 — having been deposited.

On July 20, the Corinthians board paid the image rights for the month of May. It is worth remembering that Alvinegro still has pending payments with the players regarding the amounts for qualifying for the Conmebol Libertadores knockout stage and for finishing seventh in the first half of the Brazilian Championship. According to the club’s leadership, the club spends R$ 10 million per month on this contractual portion.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Corinthians Agency

This August, the salaries of the men’s professional squad were delayed by two days, but payment has already been made. Corinthians, it is worth noting, is going through a serious financial crisis, with total debt reaching R$ 2.7 billion. The club from Parque São Jorge currently has three transfer bans — two from FIFA and one from the National Chamber for Dispute Resolution (CNRD, a CBF body) — totaling approximately R$ 22 million.

The punishment prevents Corinthians from registering new signings in this transfer window, which has been open since July 20 and is set to close on September 11. At FIFA, Timão’s pending issues are related to the signings of defensive midfielders Charles and José Martínez from Midtjylland of Denmark and Philadelphia Union of the United States. At the CBF, Alvinegro has not paid the fifth installment — set at R$ 8 million — in the agreement with the CNRD.

After losing away to Coritiba last Sunday (23), Corinthians were given two days off and will return to training at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava this Wednesday (26) to begin preparations for their next match. On Sunday (30), at 4 p.m. (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena, in the 25th round of the Brazilian Championship, Alvinegro will host Santos FC.

Board rules out signings in this transfer window

Without the funds to lift the three transfer bans before the end of the transfer window, Corinthians’ top brass already admits it may not make any signings at this time. The information was also reported by ge.globo. Internally, the priority of the executive and financial board is to resolve the outstanding issues with the current squad.

The stay of 32-year-old forward Memphis Depay is considered the team’s biggest reinforcement for the remainder of the season. In press conferences, head coach Fernando Diniz stressed the importance of keeping the core of the current squad at least until the end of this season. The manager has always made it clear that he prioritizes getting the most out of the players he already has before possibly seeking new reinforcements.

This season, it is worth remembering, Corinthians made seven signings — all on loan or as free agents: Pedro Milans (right-back; Peñarol), Gabriel Paulista (center-back; free after terminating his contract with Beşiktaş of Turkey), Allan (defensive midfielder; on loan from Flamengo), Matheus Pereira (midfielder; on loan from Fortaleza), Zakaria Labyad (attacking midfielder; free after playing in Chinese football) and Jesse Lingard (attacking midfielder; free after playing for FC Seoul of South Korea)

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