See which CORI members voted against Memphis Depay staying at Corinthians | OneFootball

Throughout the night last Monday (16), Corinthians’ Advisory Council (CORI) met at Parque São Jorge, in a hybrid format, to discuss whether or not to extend forward Memphis Depay’s contract. It is worth noting that the body has an advisory role, not veto power, as described in the institution’s internal regulations.

In the end, CORI approved the renewal of the No. 10’s deal by seven votes in favor and six against. The tie-breaking vote was cast by the body’s president, Dr. Miguel Marques e Silva, in line with president Osmar Stabile’s wish to renew the contract. The president chose to bring the matter to the Advisory Council based on the club’s bylaws, under which player transactions involving amounts above 40,000 minimum wages require its prior approval.

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According to information published by Meu Timão and confirmed by Central do Timão, three of the six votes against came from three-year members: José Humberto Simplício da Silva, Felipe Ezabella and Paulo Roberto Bastos Pedro, who serves as CORI secretary. The other three came from lifetime members: Mário Gobbi Filho, Corinthians president between February 2012 and February 2015, Guilherme Gonçalves Strenger and Heleno Haddad Maluf.

Among the six who voted to approve the renewal, three confirmed their choices: the three-year members Caetano Blandini, Fausto Di Toti García and Roberto Garcia Parisi, CORI’s vice president. As mentioned, Miguel Marques voted in favor of the renewal, also backed by president Osmar Stabile’s wishes.

The No. 10’s contract with Timão expired on July 31. It is worth remembering that the club from Parque São Jorge has a debt of R$42 million with Memphis, related to bonuses for targets established in the previous deal. The idea is for the debt to be paid in four semiannual installments starting in February 2027. The new agreement, valid until July 2028 and officially announced by the club this Tuesday (18), includes reductions in his pay. His contract has already been registered in the CBF’s Daily Information Bulletin (BID).

Memphis Depay had been on vacation after playing in the World Cup with the Netherlands national team, which was eliminated in the round of 32 against Morocco on penalties. Even without playing since then, the player has been keeping himself physically prepared, as he has been training daily with Diego Pereira, Corinthians’ fitness coach between July 2024 and April 2025, who worked with the player during part of his time at Parque São Jorge.

Internally, the expectation, according to ge.globo and confirmed by Central do Timão, is that the No. 10 could play between 30 and 45 minutes in the match against Rosario Central, in the second leg of the Conmebol Libertadores round of 16, this midweek.

Memphis Depay’s current moment

The No. 10 is coming off a season below expectations. In 14 games for Timão in 2026 (11 as a starter), he has one goal and one assist. Between the end of March and the end of May, Memphis was sidelined as he recovered from a grade 2 muscle injury suffered in a match against Flamengo at Itaquera in the eighth round of the Brasileirão.

Between the injury diagnosis and the start of the World Cup, Memphis Depay played only two matches for Corinthians, one coming off the bench (Atlético-MG – Brasileirão) and the other starting (Platense-ARG – Conmebol Libertadores), but he was substituted by Fernando Diniz right at halftime.

Memphis Depay’s numbers for Corinthians

Signed in September 2024 after not having his contract renewed by Atlético de Madrid of Spain, Memphis Depay arrived at Corinthians and immediately played a key role in the team’s surge in the previous Brasileirão campaign (from the relegation zone to the Libertadores preliminary rounds), scoring seven goals and providing one assist in 11 matches in the national tournament.

Last season and at the start of this one, he was decisive in winning the Campeonato Paulista (2025), Copa do Brasil (2025) and Supercopa do Brasil (2026), totaling two assists in those finals and playing an important role in the earlier knockout rounds. Wearing the Corinthians shirt, he has 20 goals and 15 assists in 79 matches — 40 wins, 18 draws and 21 losses — a 58.23% points rate.

Before playing for Atlético de Madrid in Spain and Corinthians, he had spells at PSV in the Netherlands — where he came through the youth system — Manchester United (England), Lyon (France) and Barcelona (Spain). He is the fifth-highest foreign goalscorer in Timão’s history, behind only Romero (67), Guerrero (54), Tévez (46) and Herrera (22).

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