Memphis keen to stay at Corinthians after loss to Platense | OneFootball

Corinthians were defeated 2-0 by Argentina’s Platense on the night of last Wednesday (27) at Neo Química Arena, in the sixth and final round of the 2026 Conmebol Libertadores group stage. Despite the negative result in front of their home fans, Timão finished the first phase of the continental competition at the top of Group E, with 11 points won, eight goals scored, and four conceded.

After the match, forward Memphis Depay spoke in the mixed zone about different topics involving Corinthians, his future at the club, and his call-up for the 2026 World Cup with the Netherlands national team.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Agência Corinthians

The number 10 spoke about what it feels like to play in the World Cup while representing the black-and-white club and highlighted his pride in representing both the Dutch national team and Corinthians in the tournament. “It’s incredible to go to the World Cup as a Corinthians player. I’m proud to represent my country, and I hope all the fans… Of course they’ll have to support Brazil, right? But I hope they have a little room to support the Oranje national team as well,” he said.

During the interview, Memphis was also asked about a possible conversation with Yuri Alberto regarding a potential departure of the Brazilian forward from Corinthians. The Dutchman avoided going deeper into the subject.

“I haven’t spoken to him about that. It’s also something good to talk about. Thank you,” he replied.

Another topic addressed was his contract renewal with Corinthians. Memphis once again showed affection for the club and made it clear that he wants to stay at Parque São Jorge. The forward also mentioned members of the board and coaching staff when talking about the goals he still intends to achieve with Timão.

“What I want to say is that I love where I am right now, the things I want to achieve with the people who are now at the club, with the coach who works intensely in the sport, who are Pedro Sempur, Fernando Diniz, and Marcelo, who works behind the scenes. We have talked about many things together with the president. I think my work here is not finished, but we have to come together and talk about the future and see what we do. But, for me, it’s clear that I love this club and I want to stay here,” he stated.

Finally, Memphis was also asked about reports involving the search for companies interested in helping financially with the project to keep him at Corinthians. The number 10 preferred not to go into detail about the negotiations.

“Well, that’s not something I’m going to say, because those are details I’m not sharing right now. All I want to say is that I want to stay. And again, never in my life have I had to answer these questions about talking to companies or anything. So I don’t want to do that. All I want to do is do my best,” he concluded.

Now, Corinthians turn their attention to the Brazilian Championship. Fernando Diniz’s team face Grêmio next Saturday (30), before the break for the World Cup.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.