Corinthians keen on Portuguesa standout | OneFootball

With just under two days remaining until the close of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)’s exception transfer window — exclusively for players who featured in state championships — Corinthians remain alert to market opportunities for the attacking sector. Central do Timão has learned that Alvinegro have shown interest in 22-year-old forward Renê, who belongs to Portuguesa, where he is under contract until the end of this year.

The youngster was announced by the Canindé club in the final stretch of 2025 after standing out for São José, from Rio Grande do Sul. There, he was the team’s second-highest scorer in the last Série D. In three seasons with the Rio Grande do Sul side, he recorded 21 goals and one assist in 78 matches. He came through the youth ranks at Tirol, from Ceará, where he even won the state Under-20 title.

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This season, wearing Portuguesa’s shirt, he has seven goals and two assists in 11 matches, standing out in the team’s campaigns in the Campeonato Paulista and the Copa do Brasil. In the state championship, in fact, Lusa were eliminated precisely by Corinthians, on penalties, 8-7, in the quarterfinals, after a 1-1 draw in regular time. On that day, he missed a penalty both in regular time and in the shootout.

It is worth remembering that Corinthians’ signing policy in 2026 is focused on free agents or loan deals. So far, seven players have arrived: center-back Gabriel Paulista (free agent), right-back Pedro Milans (free agent), defensive midfielder Allan (loan), midfielder Matheus Pereira (loan), attacking midfielders Zakaria Labyad (free agent) and Jesse Lingard (free agent), as well as forward Kaio César (loan).

Head coach Dorival Júnior currently has the following options for the attacking sector: Yuri Alberto, Memphis Depay, Gui Negão, Pedro Raul, Vitinho, Kaio César, Kayke and Dieguinho. Altogether, they have scored eight goals in 2026, with four coming from Yuri Alberto alone — in 11 matches, making him the team’s outright top scorer this year.

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