After goalkeeper fails medical, Fortaleza request reports from Corinthians | OneFootball

After failing the medical exams, Fortaleza requested from Corinthians the medical reports regarding goalkeeper João Ricardo’s exams in São Paulo. The northeastern team, however, has not yet received a response from the club at Parque São Jorge. The information was initially reported by Diário do Nordeste. Due to the impasse, the goalkeeper ended up returning to the capital of Ceará.

According to the report, the Alvinegro only sent one report (from an external medical agent). Fortaleza, however, does not agree with Corinthians’ stance and claims that the player is fit to play—training normally with the Ceará team’s facilities. João Ricardo was to be loaned to Corinthians until the end of this year, and his contract with the northeastern club runs until December 2027.

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Due to the high monthly cost for the club, which ended up being relegated to Série B last year, the goalkeeper is not expected to remain at Fortaleza. The 37-year-old goalkeeper had been recovering from a shoulder tendon injury since the end of last year. At the beginning of February, he participated in his first ball training sessions with the northeastern team after undergoing surgery.

João Ricardo was set to join Corinthians to be a ‘shadow’ for Hugo Souza, who currently has Felipe Longo and Kauê Camargo—both from the youth academy—as competitors for the starting spot. The goalkeeper had already worked with coach Dorival Júnior at Ceará in 2022. The coach viewed the arrival of an experienced player for the position positively, aiming to increase competition and squad depth given the intense Brazilian match calendar.

João Ricardo has been at Fortaleza since 2023 and has played over 150 matches for the northeastern team, winning two titles: Campeonato Cearense (2023) and Copa do Nordeste (2024). The goalkeeper gained national prominence playing for América-MG between 2014 and 2018. He later played for Chapecoense and Ceará before joining Leão in 2023.

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