Corinthians have request denied by CNRD, and Cuiabá backs transfer ban | OneFootball

Corinthians had another request related to its creditor payment plan rejected by the National Chamber for Dispute Resolution (CNRD), a body linked to the CBF. The club had stated that it would not be able to pay an installment due last Friday on time and tried to negotiate an alternative to avoid a new punishment in the transfer market.

The board proposed combining the payments scheduled for July and October into a single payment by August 31. In addition, it requested that any transfer ban be lifted as soon as the financial commitment was fulfilled. The CNRD, however, did not accept the arguments presented and determined that Corinthians be barred from registering new players for six months. The information was first reported by ge.globo and confirmed by the Central do Timão newsroom.

Photo: Rodrigo Gazzanel/Ag. Corinthians

On Monday, Cuiabá, the main creditor in the case, submitted a statement to the Chamber arguing that the punishment should remain in place. The club from Mato Grosso believes Corinthians should not have the ban lifted after previously acknowledging that it would not be able to pay the installment within the established deadline.

Corinthians filed the request on Thursday, one day before the fifth installment due under the CNRD plan. The amount owed was estimated at approximately R$ 8 million. In the document, the board stated that the club is going through a serious financial situation and that, in 2026 alone, it has already allocated more than R$ 170 million to debt payments.

Corinthians also argued that the suspension of the Brazilian football calendar during the World Cup had an impact on revenue. According to the argument presented, the interruption affected income from ticket sales, sponsorships, and digital media.

Given this scenario, the club requested two measures from the CNRD: that the installments due on July 17 and October 17 be paid together by August 31; and, if the transfer ban were imposed, that the punishment be removed immediately after the joint payment of the two installments within the proposed deadline.

The strategy was aimed at allowing the football department to register players again during the current transfer window, which closes on September 11.

Behind the scenes, the board was trying to buy time with a possible favorable decision from the CNRD while working to raise funds and trying to overturn two other punishments imposed by FIFA.

Cuiabá, which has a direct interest in the payment plan being fulfilled, opposed the requests made by Corinthians. The club asked for the transfer ban to be maintained. The team from Mato Grosso argues that the delay should not be treated as an isolated case, since Corinthians once again failed to comply with a collective agreement signed with its creditors.

The São Paulo club had already faced a similar situation last year, when it was barred from registering new players for three months for failing to meet the obligations established by the CNRD.

Cristiano Dresch, president of Cuiabá, in contact with ge.globo, said that Corinthians’ delay also causes difficulties for the club from Mato Grosso, which will not be able to meet payments related to its own players’ image rights because of the amounts it is still owed.

The collective agreement was created after Corinthians accumulated claims from clubs, players, and agents. The plan was signed with the CBF’s National Chamber for Dispute Resolution and approved in April of last year. The commitment provides for the payment of R$ 76 million to creditors. The settlement was structured in quarterly installments, with completion expected over six years.

The distribution of the amounts also follows a specific rule. Of the funds paid in each installment, 80% goes to the main creditor in the case, while the remaining 20% is allocated to legal fees.

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