Corinthians get loan offers for Under-20 top scorer | OneFootball

Forward Luiz Fernando “Luizinho,” one of the standout players for Corinthians’ Under-20 team this season, has been monitored by other clubs in Brazil and abroad and has received three offers to leave Parque São Jorge. The information was first reported by Lance! and confirmed by Central do Timão, which found that all three offers are loan deals.

According to Lance!, also confirmed by Central do Timão, the clubs that made offers for the young forward are: Apoel of Cyprus, Karpaty Lviv of Ukraine, and São Bernardo FC, which currently plays in Brazil’s Série B. The outlet reported that the offers are still being discussed, but the bid from the Ukrainian club was the one that most pleased the player’s representatives.

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Luiz Fernando is under contract with Corinthians until December 2027 and, as reported by Central do Timão, talks between the parties over a renewal are ongoing. However, the main obstacle at the moment is precisely the player’s salary situation. According to Lance!, the intention is for the player’s future to be decided by the end of this week, since Timão’s Under-20 team will only return to action on September 4 at 3 p.m. (Brasília time), away against São Bento, in the penultimate round of the state championship’s first phase.

The top scorer in the category this season with 18 goals in 34 matches, the 18-year-old forward joined Corinthians at age 12 after spells with CATS of Taboão da Serra and RB Brasil, progressing through all of the club’s youth levels. At Under-17 level, for example, he scored 17 goals in 49 matches — 31 wins, six draws, and 12 losses.

In 2024, when he was only 16, he made his debut for the Under-20 team, which at the time was facing squad-building issues and needed to turn to players from younger age groups. That same year, he was part of first-team training sessions under Ramón Díaz and was included in the squads for matches against Vitória (A – 2 x 1) and Cruzeiro (H – 2 x 1) in that year’s Brasileirão.

Then, in March 2026, he returned to training with the senior team, while the side was still managed by Dorival Júnior, who would leave the job a few weeks later. Under Fernando Diniz, he had once again been involved in first-team activities, but in recent weeks he returned to the Under-20 side to take part in Paulista Championship matches.

In 102 Under-20 appearances — 47 wins, 25 draws, and 30 losses — he has scored 32 goals. In 2025, he was also the top scorer for the Filhos do Terrão with 10 goals in 39 matches. With his dribbling and pace, Luizinho could be a homegrown option for Fernando Diniz as a wide speedster, since the club is barred by FIFA and the CBF from registering any potential new signings due to outstanding issues totaling approximately R$22 million with the two entities. In the current squad, only 22-year-old Kaio César has that profile.

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