When Memphis Depay is due in Brazil to sign new Corinthians deal | OneFootball

Forward Memphis Depay is expected to arrive in Brazil on the morning of next Monday (3) to undergo the necessary medical examinations and sign his contract renewal with Corinthians until December 2028. The information was first reported by ESPN Brasil and confirmed by Central do Timão. His current deal expires precisely this Friday (31).

In recent days, the player and his representatives, together with Corinthians, had been reviewing the draft of the new contract. It is worth remembering that Alvinegro owes the player more than R$ 40 million related to bonuses for targets achieved in the previous contract. The player is expected to receive the outstanding amounts in four semiannual installments, to be paid starting in February 2027.

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Timão’s number 10 was 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 had been keeping himself physically fit, as he worked 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. The professional is currently without a club after being dismissed by Internacional in early July.

To remain at Corinthians, Memphis had to reduce his salary demands and readjust to the club’s financial reality. In recent weeks, both sides exchanged different proposals until reaching terms closer to a consensus. In the most recent offer presented by the Dutchman, part of the remuneration would be linked to commercial activities developed in partnership with Corinthians. The proposal also includes bonuses for targets and a salary lower than the amounts established in the previous contract.

As Central do Timão learned, the new contract, if signed after July 31, does not represent an obstacle for Corinthians. Even with three active transfer bans – two from FIFA and one from the CBF – totaling nearly R$ 22 million, Central do Timão learned that Timão has legal backing regarding the situation.

At the beginning of 2026, when it was also under the same punishment due to a debt with Santos Laguna of Mexico for the purchase of center-back Félix Torres in January 2024, the club made an inquiry to the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) while negotiating a renewal with left-back Fabrizio Angileri and registered the Argentine’s new contract after December 31, the date on which his previous deal expired. As a result, it was able to publish the player’s renewal in the CBF’s Daily Information Bulletin (BID) even though it was barred from signing new players at the time. Just like in Angileri’s case, Memphis’ situation is not a new signing, but rather a contract extension.

Corinthians, close to making the player’s renewal official, continues preparing for its upcoming commitments. This Sunday (2), at 7:30 p.m. (Brasília time), Alvinegro will visit Internacional at Beira-Rio Stadium for the first leg of the Copa do Brasil round of 16. The second match between the teams will take place next Thursday (6), at 8 p.m. (Brasília time), at Neo Química Arena.

Memphis Depay at the World Cup

In three matches in the world’s biggest national-team tournament (all coming off the bench), he recorded one assist and 51 minutes on the field – Japan (2-2 – 20 minutes), Sweden (5-1 – 18 minutes played and one assist), and Tunisia (3-1 – 13 minutes played). In the match that resulted in the Netherlands’ elimination, Timão’s number 10 did not even come off the bench for Ronald Koeman’s team.

Memphis Depay’s current form

Corinthians’ number 10 is having a season below expectations. In 14 matches for Timão in 2026 (11 as a starter), he has one goal and one assist. Between late March and the end of May, Memphis was sidelined as he recovered from a grade 2 muscle injury suffered in a match against Flamengo in Itaquera in the eighth round of the Brasileirão.

Between the injury diagnosis and the start of the World Cup, Memphis Depay played in 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 at 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 Brazilian Championship edition (from the relegation zone to the Libertadores qualifiers), 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% success rate.

Before playing for Atlético de Madrid of Spain and Corinthians, he had spells at PSV of the Netherlands – where he came through the academy – Manchester United (England), Lyon (France), and Barcelona (Spain).

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