Corinthians enter window's final stretch with no signings, hit by bans | OneFootball

Corinthians enters the final week of the current transfer window in a different situation from every other team in Brazil’s Série A. While the other 19 clubs have already announced at least one signing, Timão has still been unable to strengthen its squad and remains barred from registering new players.

The negotiation period for Brazilian clubs, which began on July 20, ends next Friday (11). Since the window opened, however, Corinthians has been dealing with sanctions that make it impossible to register players.

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At the moment, three sanctions remain active and together involve approximately R$ 21.9 million. The club had accumulated three FIFA transfer bans, one of which has already been resolved, in addition to another punishment imposed by the CBF’s National Chamber for Dispute Resolution (CNRD).

Sanctions prevented Corinthians from registering signings

The first FIFA transfer ban was already in force even before the window opened. The punishment was imposed on May 21, and Corinthians later received two more sanctions from the international body.

With the restrictions, the club spent the entire transfer period unable to register new players. That did not stop some names from being evaluated internally, but any progress depended on resolving the pending issues.

One of the players discussed by Corinthians was Wesley. The forward, however, ended up joining Cruzeiro due to the impossibility of being registered by Timão. Arthur Melo was also among the options considered and later signed with Santos.

With only a few days left before the window closes and the sanctions still in effect, the outlook for new arrivals remains limited.

Corinthians is the only Série A club without signings

The lack of movement leaves Corinthians isolated among the 20 teams in the top division. Every other club has announced at least one new player since July 20.

Mirassol has been the busiest so far, with eight signings. Botafogo, with seven, and Cruzeiro, with six, come next.

São Paulo, Internacional, Grêmio, Vitória, Chapecoense and Vasco have each announced five players. Atlético-MG and Athletico-PR made four signings, while Bahia, Remo and Santos have three reinforcements each.

Fluminense, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Coritiba signed two players each. Red Bull Bragantino, with one arrival, is the club closest to Corinthians in the survey. Timão, meanwhile, is still at zero.

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Mirassol announced Bruno Santos, Elias, Fernandinho, Gabriel Knesowitsh, Gustavo Cazonatti, Gustavo Mosquito, Japa and Wallisson.

Botafogo brought in Danilo Pereira, Domingo Andrade, Gabriel Batista, Lucas Monzón, Paulinho, Tiquinho Soares and Warleson. Cruzeiro, meanwhile, signed Gabriel Pec, Gabriel Rojas, João Costa, Lucho Rodríguez, Wesley and Zé Lucas.

Among the clubs with five signings are São Paulo, with Aurélio Buta, Domingos Duarte, Iago Borduchi, Newton and Victor Sá; Internacional, with Calebe, Eliasson, Guillermo Maripán, Matheus Cunha and Sanabria; and Grêmio, with Diego Caito, Filip Krovinovic, Jovane Cabral, Matheus Nascimento and Wallace.

Vitória signed Alex Bruno, Emanuel Brítez, Fabiano Souza, Tomás Pochettino and Walace. Chapecoense announced Bruno Tubarão, Fernando, Franco Rossi, Max Alves and Túlio Eduardo, while Vasco brought in Bruno Duarte, Facundo Colidio, Paulinho, Pedro Emanuel and Santiago Sosa.

Atlético-MG went to the market for Fred, Kevin Castaño, Léo Duarte and Thiago Borbas. Athletico-PR, in turn, announced Dantas, Gilberto, Jorge Rivaldo and Kerwin Vargas.

Bahia, with Alejo Véliz, Guido Herrera and Marco Moreno; Remo, with Edson Fernando, Matheus Felipe and Zé Ivaldo; and Santos, with Arthur Melo, Lima and Rodinei, have three signings each.

Fluminense brought in Hulk and Thiago Silva; Palmeiras signed Barboza and Bruno Bertinato; Flamengo signed Anthony Valencia and Joaquín Freitas; and Coritiba announced Brian Ocampo and Richard. Red Bull Bragantino completes the list with Wallace Yan.

Squad faces important stretch without new arrivals

If it cannot resolve the sanctions and make any move by Friday, Corinthians will close the window without adding new pieces to the squad for the rest of the season.

The scenario carries even more weight because of the schedule the team has ahead. In addition to the Brasileirão, where it sits in 10th place and is coming off three straight defeats, Timão is in the Libertadores quarterfinals.

In the continental tournament, Corinthians will face Argentina’s Estudiantes. The first match will be played next Wednesday (9), while the return leg will take place on September 16.

Before that, Alvinegro turns its attention back to the Brasileirão. This Sunday (6), at 7:30 p.m. Brasília time, it hosts Chapecoense at Neo Química Arena in the 26th round, still relying on the options already in the squad before the current window opened.

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