Corinthians restructuring committee hit by exits as future in doubt | OneFootball

Corinthians’ Strategic Planning and Financial Restructuring Committee faces an uncertain future after coordinators André Recoder and Gabriel Diniz Abrão resigned, with ge.globo reporting they were dissatisfied with the recent direction of the administration. The body was created in October 2025 by president Osmar Stabile.

The central issue was said to be misalignment with the board, with decisions that should rest on technical criteria and financial control reportedly taking on a political, populist hue.

Tasked with studying financial and administrative measures to optimise resources and drive growth and efficiency, the group swiftly produced a report outlining ways to lift revenue and, above all, to cut costs.

Those proposals have not been enacted, including a reduction in the football department’s wage bill, which is about R$ 38 million a month covering players and staff.

Recoder and Abrão departed before the Conselho Deliberativo approved the 2025 accounts last Monday, despite a deficit of R$ 143.4 million. Early 2026 is also troubling, with a budgeted surplus of R$ 12 million set against a R$ 93.6 million negative balance for the first two months.

The committee’s very existence is now in question as Carlos Roberto de Mello and Heleno Haddad Maluf, also members linked to Corinthians, have quit. Stabile is considering reconstituting the body, but it could be discontinued given the difficulty of recruiting two new market professionals to continue the work.

Source: Meu Timao