Corinthians log striker's BID exit, closer to MCF return | OneFootball

Late this Wednesday afternoon (19), Corinthians registered in the Daily Information Bulletin (BID) of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) the contract termination of 16-year-old forward Pedro Morelli. The youngster was at the center of the case that led to Alvinegro’s exit from the Brazilian Youth Development Clubs Movement (MCFB).

As a result, the club from Parque São Jorge moved forward with its return to the group. However, according to Meu Timão, Corinthians has still not received approval to rejoin the movement. During the month of May, Timão was negotiating an agreement with Palmeiras, the club the player represented before moving to Parque São Jorge, to become part of the MCF again by sharing the player’s economic rights.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Agência Corinthians

For that to happen, the player’s family would have had to give up 50% of the rights and transfer them to the Barra Funda club. However, the offer was ultimately rejected. Under the deal, Corinthians would pay R$ 1 million to Palmeiras and, in return, the two clubs would begin sharing the player’s economic rights. Talks aimed at resolving the impasse went on for more than three months after Corinthians and Palmeiras had reached an understanding. During that period, Morelli lost space within the Corinthians squad.

The forward stopped being included in matchday squads and later also stopped taking part in Corinthians training sessions. Faced with the lack of an agreement, the board began to view the player’s departure as the necessary path to try to unlock the process of Corinthians’ return to the MCF.

See below the termination published in the BID:

Photo: Reproduction/BID

Remember the case

The relationship between Corinthians and the MCF was broken off in January 2025, when the club was excluded from the movement following a complaint filed by Palmeiras involving an alleged attempt to poach Pedro Morelli.

At the time, the player left the Barra Funda club and went on to play for Corinthians at the Under-14 level. The complaint was analyzed by the MCF’s ethics council and ultimately resulted in Timão’s exclusion. The process also featured strong involvement from João Paulo Sampaio, Palmeiras’ youth academy coordinator.

The Youth Development Clubs Movement establishes rules of conduct for negotiations involving players between the ages of 10 and 14. The rules aim to combat the poaching of players in an age group before the existence of a training contract, setting standards that go beyond the legislation applicable to athletes who still do not have a federative link.

Corinthians’ exit from the group had consequences for the club. Without being part of the MCF, Timão no longer had the backing of Brazil’s main teams regarding the movement’s rules for its youth categories. Since then, several players from the lower divisions have left Parque São Jorge.

In addition to the difficulty in keeping players, Corinthians was also prevented from taking part in some important youth competitions, including the Copa Votorantim Under-15 and the Nike Cup in the same age group—organized precisely by teams that are part of the MCF. Since the exclusion, the black-and-white club has been seeking a solution with Palmeiras to regain its place in the movement. The case involving Pedro Morelli has since become one of the main points of discussion in negotiations between the two boards.

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